Responding to the health and rehabilitation needs of people with disabilities post-Haiyan

• Hauptverfasser: Mylene Rose Benigno (Verfasst von), Pauline Kleinitz (Verfasst von), Liezel Calina (Verfasst von), Ma Rowena Alcido (Verfasst von), Bérengère Gohy (Verfasst von), Julie Lyn Hall (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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Introduction: It is estimated that 15% of the world's population has a disability, and disasters increase their risk and vulnerability. Rehabilitation services were limited in the area of the Philippines that was affected by Typhoon Haiyan. This study describes the initial rehabilitation needs...