PREPAREDNESS OF PILIPINOS

          The Department of health (DOH) joins the annual observance of the National Disaster Resilience Month (NDRM) this whole month of July with the theme “Kahandaan sa Sakauna’t Peligro para sa Tunay na Pagbabago”.

          This event calls for action among national agencies and local government units to implement disaster resilience campaigns towards increasing public awareness on the importance of disaster risk reduction and management. This will cover four thematic areas, namely: disaster prevention and mitigation, disaster preparedness, disaster response+, and disaster rehabilitation and recovery.

          For this year’s observance of the NDRM, a series of activities will be conducted in collaboration with partner  agencies and institutions.