[本文只供英語版本。] Humanitarian organizations are often involved in different stages of disaster management, including preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. Such involvement takes the form of networks among humanitarian organizations as well as between humanitarian organizations and the affected communities. But an enduring question is the extent to which the humanitarian networks can be sustained over time across and between disasters, even without the trigger of disaster...

The concept of hospital contingency planning, as well as business continuity in Hospital  Services  is vital to ensure the continuation of  provision  of  high quality  patient care even in times of service  disruption,  and to recover quickly and safely from incidents. The World Health Organization (WHO) initiated the concept of “Safe Hospitals from Disasters” to reduce risk...