2023-10-26 04:00:31
Hurricane Otis impacted the coast of Acapulco when it was category 5, which is the highest and most dangerous.
Since 2020, the national headquarters of the Ministry of Health changed from CDMX to Guerrero.
Cenaprece made available five emergency brigades, 18 health promoters, five personnel transport vehicles, a coordination team, two cargo vehicles, five transport operators, 10 disaster response kits and 10 brigade kits.
The impact caused by the Hurricane Otis on the coast of Guerrero has been so great that the Health Secretary ordered various emergency actions. The objective is to immediately attend to the affected population, in addition to strengthening medical care and epidemiological surveillance.
In that sense, it is necessary to remember that during the early hours of this October 25, the arrival of this natural phenomenon in our country was recorded. At the time of impact it was category 5, which is the highest.
Health support for the population affected by Hurricane Otis
By instruction of the Secretary of Health, Jorge Alcocer Varela, and with the coordination of the Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion, emergency response teams were transferred to collaborate with the Operational Command for Health Security and provide timely monitoring of the effects caused by these hydrometeorological phenomena in Guerrero, Michoacán and Oaxaca.
Hurricane Otis: IMSS doctors are sent to Guerrero to help victims
The Public Health Incident Management System (SGI-SP), made up of the General Directorate of Epidemiology (DGE), the Operational Center for Contingency Care (Copac) of the IMSS-Wellbeing, the federal Medical Emergencies Regulatory Center ( CRUM) and the National Center for Preventive Programs and Disease Control (Cenaprece), activated the Situation Room of the federal Epidemiological and Health Intelligence Unit (UIES).
The national headquarters of the Ministry of Health is located in Guerrero
For their part, at this time the representatives of the Ministry of Health remain in Guerrero where the national headquarters is now located. Other operations moved from the first hours towards Acapulco and Chilpancingo —city with closest access to the affected areas— for the activation of the Health Emergency Operational Command.
From the SGI-SP, the Damage Assessment and Analysis of Health Needs (EDAN-Salud) of Guerrero, Michoacán and Oaxaca was carried out, and communication is maintained with the Guerrero health services based in Chilpancingo.
The @SSalud_mx provides follow-up care for people affected by Hurricane Otis in Acapulco and in more than 20 municipalities in Guerrero. The Operational Command for Health Safety remains pending since the formation, evolution and impact of the hydrometeorological phenomenon. pic.twitter.com/gzkshHeXpk
— SALUD México (@SSalud_mx) October 25, 2023
In addition, four mobile medical units and a Rapid Intervention Command Unit are deployed in Tecpan de Galeana, as well as two health brigades, an operational coordinator and a resident doctor in epidemiology. Also three personnel transport vehicles that travel with disaster medicine kits and brigade kits.
Support provided by the Ministry of Health to the impact zone of Hurricane Otis
The units, brigades and personnel that move have participated in health promotion, epidemiological surveillance and medical care activities. They also participated in the operation that was implemented to address the effects of the tormenta tropical Max.
Copac, in coordination with the CRUM of the state of Guerrero, has eight critical care ambulances, eight pre-hospital care doctors, 36 pre-hospital medical care technicians, two pre-hospital medical care nurses, a mobile command center, a urban rescue, a diving rescue unit, a K9 rescue unit and two mobile hospital cells for first contact care.
Cenaprece made available five emergency brigades, 18 health promoters, five personnel transport vehicles, a coordination team, two cargo vehicles, five transport operators, 10 disaster response kits and 10 brigade kits.
The task force will be updated once communication is reestablished with the most affected areas in: Acapulco de Juárez, Ajuchitlán del Progreso, Arcelia, Atoyac de Álvarez, Benito Juárez, Coahuayutla de José María Izazaga, Coyuca de Benítez, Coyuca de Catalán, Cutzamala de Pinzón, Chilapa de Álvarez and Chilpancingo de los Bravo.
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