A Disaster Management System on Mapping Health Risks from Agents of Disasters and Extreme Events

The World Economic Forum ranks the Philippines third among all of the countries with highest risks on disaster, with an index value of 25.14%. This is attributed to the location of the archipelago involving coastal hazards susceptible to impacts such as typhoons, storm, surges and rising sea leaves. Local government units often find difficulty in providing immediate relief, owing to decentralized reliable large-scale data. To improve disaster management and recovery, this research provides a systematic treatment through the development of a national database of health risks, which contains information on exposure and vulnerability to hazards. The system leverages on data management analysis techniques and visualization for disaster management researchers to explore which health issues are prevalent on a certain type of disaster or extreme event. In turn, this presents a more preventive approach in building awareness and recommendations of changing disaster risks, and dissemination of risk information for public health emergencies.