Health Consequences of Typhoon Haiyan in the Eastern Visayas Region Using a Syndromic Surveillance Database.

Abstract

Children were more vulnerable to communicable diseases compared to adults. Community health centers showing consistently high consultation rates point out a need for their prioritization. The predominance of primary care conditions requires disaster managers to focus on basic health care and public health measures in community health centers that target the young, elderly and impoverished appropriate to the time period.