Post-earthquake health-service support, Nepal/Appui aux services de soins apres-seisme, Nepal/Apoyo de servicio de salud tras terremoto, Nepal

Approach In January 2016, the World Health Organization recruited and trained 12 Nepalese medical doctors to provide technical assistance to the health authorities in the most affected districts by the earthquake. These emergency support officers monitored the recovery of health services and reconstruction of health facilities, monitored stocks of essential medicines, facilitated disease surveillance reporting to the health ministry and assisted in outbreak investigations. Approche En janvier 2016, l'Organisation mondiale de la Sante a recrute et forme 12 medecins nepalais afin de fournir une assistance technique aux autorites sanitaires dans les districts les plus affectes par le seisme. Ces intervenants supplementaires d'urgence ont supervise la reprise des services de soins et la reconstruction des etablissements de soins, ont controle les stocks de medicaments essentiels, ont facilite la communication avec le ministerede la Sante quant a la surveillance des maladies et ont participe aux enquetes sur les flambees epidemiques.