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Health and the Nepal Earthquake: Ways Forward

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Health and social sectors were significantly pressured following the Gorkha earthquake in 2015. Acute and long-standing health impacts are common occurrences after an earthquake and require robust preparedness and timely management. This chapter explores the health outcomes and establishes their link with different levels/layers of risk factors from a spatial—temporal perspective. In light of the changing political environment of Nepal and its health commitments, the chapter also tries to look at the future perspectives of the healthcare system during the recovery and reconstruction phase in Nepal.

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  1. Department of Geography, Durham University, Durham, UK

    Ramjee Bhandari & Chandika Shrestha

  2. Nepal Development Society, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Shiva Raj Mishra

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  1. Department of Geography, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom

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  2. Department of Geography, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom

    Hanna A. Ruszczyk

  3. Department of Geography, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom

    Tom Robinson

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Bhandari, R., Shrestha, C., Mishra, S.R. (2018). Health and the Nepal Earthquake: Ways Forward. In: Bracken, L., A. Ruszczyk, H., Robinson, T. (eds) Evolving Narratives of Hazard and Risk. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65211-5_4

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