TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Better be prepared than sorry: What should the New Zealand healthcare system learn from the 2009 Pacific Tsunami?
JO  - New Zealand medical journal
A1  - Al-Shaqsi, Sultan I.
SP  - 7
EP  - 16
VL  - 124
IS  - 1333
N2  - On the early hours of the 29 September 2009, an earthquake in the Pacific generated a massive tsunami that caused significant destruction and claimed many lives across several Pacific nations. The disaster initiated an international relief operation from New Zealand (NZ), Australia, and the United States. The NZ healthcare response was adequate given the multiple challenges encountered. This article reviews the challenges faced by NZ healthcare responders to the Pacific Tsunami. Furthermore, it presents the lessons learnt from this operation in order to enhance the NZ healthcare system preparedness to respond to future disasters and mass emergencies nationally and internationally.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0028-8446
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -