Capacity Development in Healthcare for Disaster Risk Reduction:A Review

Abstract

India has been urbanizing at a tremendous speed. Its health, well-being, and infrastructure capabilities are
changing. Disasters are growing more common, catastrophic, and costly. The steady increase in disasters and the
increased vulnerability of people, facilities, built environment, and assets are alarming indicators that disaster
preparedness must be strengthened and capacity planning for efficient response and recovery at the emergency
level must be in place. In crises, ad hoc and unplanned capacity planning might result in additional losses or
intensify the disaster-stricken population. This article examines factors of health capacity in controlling disaster
risks from the perspective of a rapidly urbanizing nation.