Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team (VERT) Summary by Bishnu Pandey and Anna Weiser-Woodward.
Rapid assessment team from WHO and Ministry of Health found hospitals in worst hit area of earthquake in Sindhupalchowk, Nuwakot, Rasuawa and Ramechhap districts severely damaged or completely destroyed.
The assessment team visited 21 hospitals in 12 of the districts impacted severely by the earthquake to gather information and found that a total of 17 hospitals were still operational.
Bishnu Pandey is Instructor in the Department of Civil Engineering, School of Construction and the Environment at British Columbia Institute of Technology
Anna Weiser-Woodward is Graduate Engineer at Walter P. Moore
Curated topics from the April 25, 2015, Nepal Earthquake to help inform reconnaissance activities, identify impacted regions, and help document the timeline of earthquake response/recovery.
Information on hospital impacts from the April 25, 2015, Nepal Earthquake.
