TY - JOUR PY - 2019// TI - Overcoming challenges in the medical response to Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas JO - Disaster medicine and public health preparedness A1 - Randolph, Richard J. A1 - Lafferty, Amy SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - ePub IS - ePub N2 - In September 2019, the northwest Bahamas suffered unparalleled damages due to Hurricane Dorian. The storm disrupted all the essential community services, including water, electricity, and medicine. Heart to Heart International provided medical support in a very austere environment to the people of Abaco island. This article examines the challenges faced by the response team from Heart to Heart International in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.

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LA - en SN - 1935-7893 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2019.106 ID - ref1 ER -