1. For Each Disaster that occur
there are some 20 other
smaller emergencies with
destructive impact on local
communities that are
unacknowledged.
Dr Roohullah Shabon

2. Impact of disasters:
 400 million people annually effected by disaster
 From 1990 up to now the economic losses from
natural disaster has increased from $10 to $ 50
billions.
 Asia has the largest number of natural and non
natural disasters in the world. ( Asia 100, America 45,
Europe 45 and Africa 25)
 Value of international humanitarian assistance for
emergency response has increased from $ 3 millions
in 1969 now to 4 billions- mostly from development
budgets.

3. Iran Earthquake and Save the
Children’s Emergency
Relief Response and Future
Plan
Bam Disaster
by:
Dr R. Shabon Save the Children
EPU-Washington DC

4. Citadel of Bam surviving more than
2000 years before the Earthquake

5. Citadel after the earthquake

6. The Bam
Earthquake
,The most
devastating
natural
disaster in
the world Bam

7. Population of affected areas
 Urban: 97,000
 Rural: 143,000
 Total: 240,000

8. Date and the time of the quake
Friday
December 25 2003
At
05:27 O Clock A.M
With the strength of
6.8 Richter scale

9. Impact of earthquake
 approx. 45,000 people homeless, expected to
rise to 75,000 when the affected people,
currently staying with family members or
being hospitalized outside Bam.
 approx. 25,000 buildings destroyed (85%),
including houses and public facilities in Bam
and surrounding villages.
 5000 - 6000 unregistered buried is officially
announced by government authorities.

10. Impact of earthquake to the health
facilities as an example
 Health Houses 95
 Health Centers 23 (10 Urban &
13 Rural)
 Hospitals 3 (250 beds total)

11. Damages caused in the health
sector
 50% of health personnel dead
 All
health facilities have been
effected.1/3 need rebuilding,
1/3 need rehabilitation and1/3
renovation

12. Causalities
 Dead 31000
 Injured 22000 Persons
 Hospitalized 7400
 10,000 have been medically
evacuated
 Outpatient care 9600
 Home care 5000

14. Director of MCH and PHC

20. RHC

21. SC Emergency Relief and
response Activities
- Conducted Rapid Assessment
- Distribution of NFI:
Affected families 300
Health centers 8
Afghan refugees -110 families
Khomeini Specialized Hospital in Bam= 100 tents,
200 blanket, 100 jerry cans, and 400 soaps.
- Distribution of WHO Emergency kit to Pakistan
Field Hospital in Bam
- Distribution of Initial Relief Package to all health
facilities in Bam- on going

22. - Development of concept papers and
proposal for OFDA, SC Japan, and ECHO
(annex 8, 9 and10).
- Development and sign of MOU with IRCS
and MOH- on going (Annex 11, 12)
- Working on registration paper.
- Attending all coordination meeting and
sharing of our information
- Mobilization of staff from other field
offices -Pakistan.
- Daily updating of the headquarters

23. SC’s Future Plan
- Distribution of initial relief kits to all damaged health
facilities in Bam and later one based on need
distribution of follow up kit that contain delivery set
for those centers that conduct delivery in coordination
with local health authorities.
- Distribution of children clothes, shoes and toys to
vulnerable children and working with separated
children.
- Rehabilitation/ renovation of one health centre and
one welfare centre
- Support the reconstruction of semi-permanent model
building for 10 staff house in health centers

24. SC’s Future Plan contin.
 Support the establishment of a resources
centers and children play area.
 Support to the IDP and Refugee Camps.
 Upgrade and support one UHC to
Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric Care
Unit and three RHC to Basic Emergency
Obstetric Care Units.
 Training of health and EOC unit staff on
emergency preparedness and care.