THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH




Volume 40
Supplement 1
2009

  CONTENTS
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Inside cover  
Table of Contents  
Foreword
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Emergency management in the Western Pacific Region: current status and challenges
A Pesigan, Lester Sam Geroy
1
Health emergency and disaster preparedness in Malaysia
H Singh, S Subramaniam
11
Disaster and emergency preparedness of hospitals in Mongolia
C Bayarmaa, L Ganbold, J Sakamoto, N Hamajima
16
Rapid health assessment in emergencies: Vietnam experience
Nhu V Ha, Hieu Q Vu, TV Le
23
Disaster and emergency preparedness in Tonga
P Jayavanth, M Takai, Siale Akau’ola
31
Use of community development process in developing post-disaster assessment tools
NR Juban, HY Lam, M Go
41
Mass casualty management (MCM) system assessment in the Western Pacific Region
TJ Herbosa, HY Lam, Paul Andrew G Zambrano
47
Training in health emergency management in Asia Pacific: the inter-regional PHEMAP
E Lake
57
Situation of participants of five PHEMAP courses: A cross-sectional telephone survey
V Quang Hieu, N Thi Minh Ly
66
The Asia Pacific Emergency and Disaster Nursing Network: promoting the safety and resilience of communities
K Fritsch, Y Zang
71
Psychosocial issues in emergencies: implications for nursing
M Grigg
79
Development of the rapid assessment tool for mental health and psychosocial support in the Philippine health emergency setting
WV Laurel
88
Development of a traditional medicine disater kit
J Alfonso Leonardia, P Andrew G Zambrano
96
Strengthening mass casualty management systems through training
M Dubouloz
106