Disaster Risk

Reduction and
Management in
Health
(DRRM-H)
Plan

ROMMEL C. JAMOLOD, RN,MPA

Nurse III, DRRM-H EOC Manager
 ▪ DRRM-H planning is a participative process, carefully studying the

DRRM in hazards, vulnerabilities and risks in health of an area.

HEALTH ▪ Additionally, it is a systematic, systemic, strategic, evidence-based, and

(DRRM-H) consultative process to come up with a regional, provincial, city,

municipality, barangay, and hospital DRRM-H Plan and properly
Planning implement it to ensure resilient health systems at all levels of
governance.

▪ The DRRM-H planning process can optimize disaster prevention and

mitigation opportunities; develop adaptive capacities; activate response
systems in a timely and efficient manner; and apply the “build back better”
principle therefore, reduce injuries, illnesses, mortalities, health-related
damages and losses.

▪ DRRM-H planning also guides resource acquisition and allocation in the

health system for emergency and disaster management.

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WHAT Prevention and Mitigation

DRRM-H Planning
IS IT Preparedness

Response

FOR? Recovery and Rehabilitation

Provincial Health Office

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 Step 1
How to conduct Preparing to Plan
DRRM-H
Planning Step 6
Monitoring and
Step 2
Data Gathering
Evaluating the and Analysis
Plan
The Six
Steps in
DRRM-H
Planning Step 3
Step 5
Developing /
Implementing
Updating the Plan
the Plan

Step 4
Translating and
Integrating the
Plan
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 Administrative prerequisites of planning

Getting the
Organization Scheduling
approval
of a DRRM-H of DRRM-H
of the
Planning Planning
Governor or
Committee
Mayor

Assesses factors affecting the health of the community

when a disaster hits, using the following tools:

Previous disasters, Hazard,

DRRM-H
lessons learned, and Vulnerability, and Institutionali
Inventory Risk (HVR)
1
zation
of Resource Assessment Tool Matrix
Networks

For hospitals: Tools being used are the HSI tool 1, vulnerability assessment, and STAR tool

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 Development of strategies and activities to address the
hazards, vulnerabilities, and risks identified with focus on the
health sub-clusters:

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Plan development for the four thematic areas:

Prevention and Response Plan – identifies

Mitigation Plan – plan steps to be taken in order to
to avoid exposure to preserve lives and meet the
hazards and reduce basic needs of the affected
vulnerabilities population

Preparedness Plan – plan to Recovery and Rehabilitation

Plan – guides the development of
reduce identified health risks
and strengthen capacities to Standard Operating Procedures
(SOPs) for recovery and
improving internal and
rehabilitation in the principle of
external DRRM-H
Building Back Better
institutionalization

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Prioritization of activities to operationalize and integrate
the activities into budgeted plans

Translating the Plan Integrating the Plan

into an operational plan into budgeted plans such
to guide prioritization of as LIPH, DRRM plan,
the activities GAD plan, etc.

Ensuring sound operationalization and

implementation of the plan

Identify implementers Orient LCEs on the final

and ensure that resources approved plans, implement
are avialable upon the plan according to
implementation timelines, and communicate
results

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Checks how the strategies and activities are carried
out and contribute to the DRRM-H objectives and
goals. Monitoring and evaluation results shall guide
the updating of the DRRM-H plan.

Monitoring
Progress shall be measured based on the indicators of the Prevention and
Mitigation and the Preparedness plans. Response and Recovery and
Rehabilitation plans shall be tested through drills and exercises.

Results are to be reported to the “uplines” and the Planning Committee

members annually.

Evaluation
This shall be done every three (3) years or when a major
event/disaster happen to guide updating of the DRRM-H Plan

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THANK YOU!