Indeed, a recent independent report describing miscommunication and confusion in the days immediately following the earthquake reveals the precariousness of the situation and calls into question the preparedness of authorities.
ROME — As shaken survivors spoke of a mad crush to flee a sinking cruise ship off the Tuscan coast of Italy on Saturday, raising questions about the crew's preparedness, Italian authorities arrested the ship's captain amid concerns that the megaship had steered dangerously off course.
The cable focused particularly on the lack of preparedness of Indian authorities for such an attack, assessing Indian government assurances that the country could defend itself against bioterrorism to be "unconvincing".
Rapid needs assessment after an incident is a collaborative effort between responding agencies and local emergency preparedness and health authorities.
The heads of the various security agencies have been summoned to appear before the parliamentary defence committee on Monday, amid rising concern over the authorities' preparedness for such an attack.
Amid rising concern among Kenyans over the authorities' preparedness for such an attack, reports are emerging that the country's counter-terrorism strategy and its disaster response coordination will now be reviewed.
This outbreak could be a warning about preparedness for health authorities not only in these islands but also in other areas where chikungunya fever has not occurred previously.
To address knowledge gaps in preparedness, public health authorities must strike an appropriate balance between conducting research, evaluating program efforts, and providing services during a public health emergency (2 ).
The following year, Congress passed the Post-Katrina expandedy Management ReFEMA Act, which expanded FEMA's authority, and the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act, which authorized new programs to improve public-health responses, ranging from risk communications to targeted support for vulnerable populations.
So far it has claimed several lives, involves many more contacts and raises questions about the preparedness of the Malian authorities even as foreign medical agencies rushed in to help.
The report proposed various simple preparedness techniques to local authorities.
