Accurate and real-time health data is crucial for all phases of disasters from preparedness to recovery. It helps to inform decision-making processes, allocate resources effectively, assess the disaster impact, and identify areas needing support the most. It is also important for tracking recovery progress and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions [See Chapter 4.4].
The WHO Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health-EDRM) framework emphasizes the importance of data collection, analysis, and use at the individual, community, and global levels. For effective data use before, during, and after disasters, it is important to understand how and where health data can be collected, how it is analyzed, and how it should be treated.
This section shares information related to key components based on the WKC-funded research project ( 2020-21 project) and related chapters of the WHO Guidance on Research Methods for Health EDRM.
