PAHO, British Government Program Aims To Bolster Caribbean Hospitals’ Resiliency To Natural Disasters

New York Times: Caribbean Hospitals Getting Help for Hurricanes
“Because hospitals on Caribbean islands are often damaged by hurricanes and earthquakes just when they are needed by scores of newly injured patients, the Pan American Health Organization and the British government have begun a ‘Smart Hospitals’ program that retrofits vulnerable hospitals…” (McNeil, 10/5).

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