Quiz for seminar 4b. Assignment Paper

Quiz for seminar 4b.

1. Read: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/15/saudi-led-air-strike-yemen-hospital-kills-at-least-seven Discuss how you would manage risks related to risks on healthcare facilities related to conflict situations or natural disasters: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4825456/ .

 

2. Which of the following statements is False?: Natural disasters are:

(a)   Events created by nature that have destructive and catastrophic effects that may be foreseen and mitigated

(b) Events that are created by nature that have destructive and catastrophic effects and threaten the environment and the health of people in affected areas

(c)  Threaten the environment and the health of people in affected areas, and generally cause widespread property damage

(d) Extreme weather events such as hurricanes and heatwaves cause death mainly through infectious diseases

(e) Stages of disaster preparedness include, prevention-mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery-reconstruction

 

3. Which of the following is the correct disaster risk formula:

• Prevention X mitigation minus extent of damage
• Hazard X exposure X vulnerability divided by manageability (preparedness)
• Hazard X manageability minus exposure
• Exposure X manageability (preparedness) minus vulnerability
• Manageability (preparedness) divided by exposure X extent of damage