The World Health Assembly adopted resolution WHA65.4 on the global burden of mental disorders and the need for a comprehensive, coordinated response from health and social sectors at the country level. This resolution called for the creation of a plan detailing services, legislation, strategies and programmes provided for the purpose of treating mental health conditions.
In this case, the main point of the article was to be rpepared ahead of time so that the damage during and after the disaster would be minimized. With education for the communities, after a disaster it would be much easier to move and treat people without as much confusion as there might have been.
She references multiple articles and drew on her own knowledge and experience in order to argue her onclusion that humanitarianism is not equipped to handle such crimes currently.
I'd assume the author, Tina Moore, received the information from the FDNY and NYPD reports mentioned in the article.
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I found it cited in Documenting attacks on health workers and facilities in armed conflicts, otherwise no where else.
This article has implications for public health, as the treatment of people, rather than patients, is what is emphasized here.
They analyzed reports, policies, and the history of health response systems in order to come to their conclusions.
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