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Case 3 : Hospitals Don’T Burn: Caribbean Island Regional Hospital, Jyllian Lippmann, Marlene Janzen Le Ber

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Adrianus “Ton” Vlugman, is a senior advisor at the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) positioned at the Office of Caribbean Program Coordination. On June 18, 2014, Ton travelled to the Caribbean Island Regional Hospital. The goal of his trip was to conduct a desktop simulation exercise on fire safety and review the emergency plan of the hospital. He also intended to aid in the preparation of an evacuation exercise and observe its execution in order to help staff reassess and develop their hospital response plan. This trip fell under the second phase of Safe Hospitals as funded by DIPECHO (Europe).

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Case 9 : Combating Food Borne Illnesses Through Safe Food Handling Practices In The United Nations/African Union Mission In Darfur (Unamid), Sudan, Babajide Ogunjimi, Marlene Janzen Le Ber

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Given the statistics showing high incidence of gastro-enteritis emanating from United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), the Head of Field Medical Services (HFMS) in Darfur was directed by New York to investigate the causes, effects, and impact of food borne diseases in the mission as well as mitigating measures to curtail their spread. As a result of this development, the HFMS met with Dr. Maurice Ezeoke, Director of UNAMID Level II Hospital, and charged him to assemble and coordinate a team of experts to address the problem. Dr. Ezeoke constituted a task force on UMAMID Food Hygiene and Safety. …