Health Systems Resilience in the Caribbean : 360° Resilience Background Paper

Caribbean islands are vulnerable to external shocks such as natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and economic decline due to their geographic location, geologies, and economic structures. Most Caribbean countries have small-scale economies that are highly dependent on climate-related activities suc...

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Main Authors:	Khan, Alyssa, Harnam, Neesha
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	HEALTH SYSTEM CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT NATURAL DISASTER RISK HAZARD RISK VULNERABILITY HEALTH SYSTEM RESILIENCE DISEASE OUTBREAK
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/275471635281963600/360-Resilience-A-Guide-to-Prepare-the-Caribbean-for-a-New-Generation-of-Shocks-Health-Systems-Resilience-in-the-Caribbean http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36416

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spelling	okr-10986-364162021-10-30T09:20:38Z Health Systems Resilience in the Caribbean : 360° Resilience Background Paper Khan, Alyssa Harnam, Neesha HEALTH SYSTEM CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT NATURAL DISASTER RISK HAZARD RISK VULNERABILITY HEALTH SYSTEM RESILIENCE DISEASE OUTBREAK Caribbean islands are vulnerable to external shocks such as natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and economic decline due to their geographic location, geologies, and economic structures. Most Caribbean countries have small-scale economies that are highly dependent on climate-related activities such as tourism and agriculture. Shocks can therefore have devastating impacts on individuals and communities, and stymie development efforts. Health system resilience (HSR) refers to the capacity of a health system to prepare for and effectively respond to shocks, such as natural disasters and disease outbreaks. While there are important differences between the risks posed by natural disasters and disease outbreaks, both types of hazards have the potential to cripple multiple facets of the health sector at a time of increased demand for health services. As a result, population health outcomes may be adversely affected. Thus, increasing the resilience capacity of a health system ultimately reduces the negative impacts of shocks on population health. 2021-10-27T19:53:51Z 2021-10-27T19:53:51Z 2021-10-26 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/275471635281963600/360-Resilience-A-Guide-to-Prepare-the-Caribbean-for-a-New-Generation-of-Shocks-Health-Systems-Resilience-in-the-Caribbean http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36416 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Caribbean
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topic	HEALTH SYSTEM CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT NATURAL DISASTER RISK HAZARD RISK VULNERABILITY HEALTH SYSTEM RESILIENCE DISEASE OUTBREAK
spellingShingle	HEALTH SYSTEM CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT NATURAL DISASTER RISK HAZARD RISK VULNERABILITY HEALTH SYSTEM RESILIENCE DISEASE OUTBREAK Khan, Alyssa Harnam, Neesha Health Systems Resilience in the Caribbean : 360° Resilience Background Paper
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description	Caribbean islands are vulnerable to external shocks such as natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and economic decline due to their geographic location, geologies, and economic structures. Most Caribbean countries have small-scale economies that are highly dependent on climate-related activities such as tourism and agriculture. Shocks can therefore have devastating impacts on individuals and communities, and stymie development efforts. Health system resilience (HSR) refers to the capacity of a health system to prepare for and effectively respond to shocks, such as natural disasters and disease outbreaks. While there are important differences between the risks posed by natural disasters and disease outbreaks, both types of hazards have the potential to cripple multiple facets of the health sector at a time of increased demand for health services. As a result, population health outcomes may be adversely affected. Thus, increasing the resilience capacity of a health system ultimately reduces the negative impacts of shocks on population health.
format	Working Paper
author	Khan, Alyssa Harnam, Neesha
author_facet	Khan, Alyssa Harnam, Neesha
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title	Health Systems Resilience in the Caribbean : 360° Resilience Background Paper
title_short	Health Systems Resilience in the Caribbean : 360° Resilience Background Paper
title_full	Health Systems Resilience in the Caribbean : 360° Resilience Background Paper
title_fullStr	Health Systems Resilience in the Caribbean : 360° Resilience Background Paper
title_full_unstemmed	Health Systems Resilience in the Caribbean : 360° Resilience Background Paper
title_sort	health systems resilience in the caribbean : 360° resilience background paper
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/275471635281963600/360-Resilience-A-Guide-to-Prepare-the-Caribbean-for-a-New-Generation-of-Shocks-Health-Systems-Resilience-in-the-Caribbean http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36416
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Health Systems Resilience in the Caribbean : 360° Resilience Background Paper

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