Identifying mitigation strategies of comprehensive health centers against dust hazard: a qualitative study in Iran.

Background: Exposure to dust can disrupt healthcare services and severely affect all activity domains of the health system. The aim of this study was to explore mitigation strategies for comprehensive health centers against dust hazard.

Method: The present study was conducted using a qualitative design with a conventional content analysis approach in 2023.

How can the Sendai framework be implemented for disaster risk reduction and sustainable development? A qualitative study in Iran.

Background: The Sendai Framework is the United Nations' most significant approach to reducing the risk of disasters from 2015 to 2030. This framework designed for all communities. However, communities should create operational and remedial strategies based on their unique circumstances.

Determining the Factors Affecting the Retrofitting of Health-Care Facilities: A Qualitative Study.

Objective: Health services are the first and most important demand for the affected people after disasters. Hospitals and staff of health centers are directly affected by disasters, and this issue is more critical due to the hospital conditions, such as the presence of patients, medical facilities, and equipment. Therefore, it is necessary to make hospitals retrofit against disasters.

Risk analysis and safety assessment of hospitals against disasters: A systematic review.

Both natural and man-made disasters are increasing in occurrence at the world. Hospitals and health-care centers are very complex and have a high potential for vulnerability depending on external and internal factors. Unfortunately, past experiences show that health-care centers and the health system are vulnerable to disasters.

Examining non-structural retrofitting status of teaching hospitals in Kerman against disasters.

Background And Objective: Continuous services provision of a hospital before and after a disaster is one of the most prominent issues that all people, especially the authorities must take into huge consideration. Concerning the experiences of previous earthquakes, the role and importance of nonstructural components becomes increasingly clear in the uninterrupted services of hospitals. In this study, non-structural retrofitting status of Kerman teaching hospitals was evaluated against natural disasters.