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New Delhi, April 6: The 11 South-East Asian countries, including India, are highly vulnerable to disasters and thus need to make their hospitals more resilient to withstanding emergen

On the occasion of World Health Day, the world medical body launched its focused theme for the year - "Save Lives, Make Hospitals Safe in Emergencies".

"The 11 member countries of the south-east Asia region are highly vulnerable to disasters. Regional health facilities have sustained considerable damage in the wake of these events. Although, progress has been achieved in several countries, much remains to be done," Poonam Khetrapal Singh, the deputy regional director of the South-East Asia region of the WHO told reporters here.