The need for health system strengthening in the wake of natural disasters: Lessons from the 2023 Türkiye-Syria earthquake

• Main Authors: Emery Manirambona (Author), Joseph Christian Obnial (Author), Shuaibu Saidu Musa (Author), Adriana Viola Miranda (Author), Usman Abubakar Haruna (Author), Deborah Oluwaseun Shomuyiwa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The 2023 Türkiye-Syria earthquake was reported as the largest earthquake of Mw7.8, resulting in over 50,783 and 7259 deaths in Turkey and Syria, respectively. It has also damaged numerous residential buildings and other essential infrastructures, thus rendering more than 850,000 children a...