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Care system

 CARE SYSTEM 101: CARE is a comprehensive capacity and patient management tool, built specifically for disaster management purposes. It has dedicated features for COVID testing, inventory management, teleconsultation, etc. It keeps the digital record of a patient's health and enables treatment across different healthcare facilities.It also allows the state/ district administrators to have a birds-eye view of the health infrastructure at their disposal through smart dashboards and reports. Health being one of the key elements of disaster management, this tool does a good job at delivering healthcare with decentralised control. The asset management modules also helps in keeping track of the requirement from the field and ensuring effective supply of essentials.Care is open-source software with an MIT license  Capacity Management: The Corona Pandemic has brought to limelight the shortfalls and limitations within our healthcare systems. One of the major shortfalls in our healthcar...
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Community response network

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  Community Response Network101 Community Response Network- 101 September 10, 2022 Introduction to CRN 101: Objectives:- Community Response Network (CRN 101) is a simple course designed to give a student a basic understanding of disaster management and how government systems work in general. The objective of CRN 101 course is to educate and create awareness about various government systems involved in the mitigation of disaster management. It covers a brief introduction to various government systems and how these systems coordinate together at times of disasters. THE DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT SYSTEM AND THEIR INTERCONNECTION: The local self government : The topics discussed were: •Tiers of panchayat system which included divisions in rural and urban areas. •Health systems which included Health care infrastructure and department under health systems.  •Revenue System which contains 3 levels District, Taluk and Panchayat level.  •Law Enforcement and Women in Police. •The 3-tier ...
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Disaster management

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  Disaster managemen t: Disaster Management can be defined as the preparedness, response and recovery methods in order to lessen the impact of disasters. A disaster disrupts the normal function of the society to the extent that it cannot function without outside help. Disasters can be classified as natural, technological or complex emergencies. Let's take a look at the natural disasters in Kerala. In August 2018,Kerala was hit by incessant rains followed by one of the worst floods that the state has witnessed in decades. All the dams of the state were filled to capacity and gates had to be opened to keep the dams safe. Hundreds died and thousands of homes were affected and damaged. More than a million people had to take shelter in relief camps. Normal life came to a standstill. The heavy rain acted as a trigger for more than 600 landslides in the state. The entire nation came forward to lend a helping hand to the Kerala flood victims. Central Government, State Governments, Union Te...
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