An 8.8 magnitude earthquake, the strongest in the last 50 years, struck Chile on 27 February 2010. The death toll was 723. In the health sector, eight hospitals were left out of service and 10 suffered major damage. However, to put these numbers into perspective, most of hospitals in the affected area--76 hospitals--continued operating without major difficulties. Although aftershocks continued for several weeks after the earthquake, no further damage was reported.
PAHO/WHO Situation Reports
- PAHO/WHO Situation Report - 23 April 2010 (Spanish only)
- PAHO/WHO Situation Report - 16 April 2010 (Spanish only)
- PAHO/WHO Situation Report - 9 April 2010 (Spanish only)
- PAHO/WHO Situation Report - 23 March 2010
- PAHO/WHO Situation Report - 12 March 2010
- PAHO/WHO Situation Report - 10 March 2010
- PAHO/WHO Situation Report - 4 March 2010
- PAHO/WHO Situation Report - 3 March 2010
- PAHO/WHO Situation Report - 2 March 2010
- PAHO/WHO Situation Report - 1 March 2010
- PAHO/WHO Situation Report - 28 February 2010
- PAHO/WHO Situation Report - 27 February 2010
PAHO and WHO Information Resources
- Environmental Health in Emergencies
- Health Services and Hospitals
- Communicable Diseases
- Management of Dead Bodies
- Risk Communication Assessment
Press Releases
- Chile: No Epidemic Outbreaks;
Medicine and Vaccine Supplies
Adequate
- PAHO Director in Official Visit to
Chile to Coordinate Response to
Earthquake
- International Effort Reinforces
Health Care Capacity in Chile After
Earthquake
Links
- National Library of Medicine
- Pan American Health Organization - Press Releases/Twitter/Video/Facebook