scholarly journals Tsunami psychiatry

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (9) ◽  
pp. 346-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heok Kua ◽  
Yul Iskandar
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Biological Psychiatry ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Health Response ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Indian Ocean

We report a conference to discuss the mental health response to the recent tsunami disaster that struck the coasts of the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004. The conference was convened in Jakarta on 3–5 February 2005 and was organised by the Indonesian Society for Biological Psychiatry and chaired by Dr Yul Iskandar. The meeting brought together the Asian psychiatrists who helped out in the disaster zones in Aceh and Meulaboh (Indonesia), Penang (Malaysia) and Phuket (Thailand). The experiences shared by these psychiatrists have important implications for the future training of psychiatrists, especially those from developing countries.

scholarly journals Chikungunya: an emerging and spreading arthropod-borne viral disease.

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 744-752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Cavrini ◽  
Paolo Gaibani ◽  
Anna Maria Pierro ◽  
Giada Rossini ◽  
Maria Paola Landini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Chikungunya Virus ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Viral Disease ◽  
La Réunion ◽  
Viremic Patient ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
Clinical Pictures ◽  
Local Transmission

The infection caused by the virus Chikungunya is known since the last 50 years, but since the disease was mainly diffuse in geographical areas located in developing countries, a few research work have been made available until the appearance of an important epidemiological outbreak in 2005 in the island of La Reunion, that is part of metropolitan France even if located in the Southern Eastern part of the Indian Ocean. In 2007, a smaller outbreak of Chikungunya developed in the Northern Eastern part of Italy, where the local transmission has been made possible by the enormous population of Aedes albopictus and the presence of a viremic patient coming from the Indian Ocean area. Nowadays, Chikungunya is spreading in Southeast Asia countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore. This paper reviews different aspects of the disease caused by Chikungunya virus, including: history, epidemiology, biological and pathogenetic aspects, clinical pictures, diagnosis and treatment.

scholarly journals Preparedness of Coastal Community Purworejo Against Megatrhtust Threat

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Latief RF ◽  
Chatarina Muryani ◽  
Yasin Yusup
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
High Status ◽  
The South ◽  
Coastal Community ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
Southern Island

<p><em>Since the tsunami in 2004 in the Indian Ocean, studies of the megatrust tsunami have been increasing. One of the reasons is because the megatrust tsunami can cause large numbers of casualties, as has happened in Aceh and Mentawai (Indonesia). The threat of a megatrust tsunami now stretches along the coastline of the southern island of Java. Communities who are in the southern part of Java, ideally have the ability to be prepared to face a tsunami disaster. Therefore, an assessment of community preparedness in the face of a tsunami in Purworejo Regency is an urgency, because Purworejo is one of the regencies directly adjacent to the ocean in the south of Java Island. This study uses a combination of questionnaires, interviews, observation and documentation to obtain data. This study provides information on the classification of villages along the coast of Purworejo in relation to the level of preparedness to face the threat of a tsunami disaster. The result is that from 16 villages 2 of them are of high status, 2 are low and the rest are moderate.</em></p>

scholarly journals Tsunami risk reduction in the new normal era based on community building in Watulimo, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 916 (1) ◽  
pp. 012033
Author(s):  
F Shoimah ◽  
F Usman ◽  
S Hariyani
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
The Other ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Geological Processes ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Indian Ocean

Abstract The coastal area of Watulimo District is included as a tsunami-prone area that is directly adjacent to the Indian Ocean. The Indian Ocean is the subduction zone of the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate, which results in geological processes and high-intensity seismic activities that can trigger tsunamis. On the other hand, in the new normal era, the coast of Watulimo District includes a high-level COVID-19 zone with 74 cumulative cases, comprising 6 active cases, 54 recovered cases, and 14 deaths. The study aimed to examine the level of capacity of coastal communities in Watulimo District, Trenggalek Regency, based on five livelihood capitals (natural capital, financial, physical, human, and social capital) to reduce tsunami disaster risk in the new normal era. The analytical method used in this research consisted of scoring analysis and pentagon assets analysis. The capacity of the coastal community in Watulimo District shows that the sub-villages with high capacity are Gading, Prigi, and Ketawang Sub-villages. On the other hand, the sub-villages with medium capacity are Gandu, Tirto, Gendingan, Sumber, and Gares Sub-villages. Meanwhile, the sub-village with low capacity is Karanggongso Sub-village, due to the low human capital and social capital. Therefore, in efforts to reduce disaster risk, the area that needs to be prioritized for handling is Karanggongso Sub-village through improvements in social conditions, one of which is by prioritizing education levels, such as training related to the threat of the tsunami disaster and the COVID-19 outbreak.

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