Mass Gatherings & Disaster Management KSA 2016

Key Topics

• Building community resilience to disaster as a fundamental necessity for disaster management
• Preparing communities to overcome disasters
• Exploring the importance of the scientific and professional cooperation in enhancing disaster response and resilience
• Identifying key factors to improving readiness in Saudi Arabia disaster management
• Exploring the role of emergency medicine in assessing and mitigating risk
• Addressing issues related to controlling, preventing and managing infectious diseases and outbreaks
• Pandemics preventative vaccines
• Considering the feasibility of developing a central communication command centre in order to improve information and emergency response
• Understanding best practice in preparing emergency rooms and local hospitals for mass gatherings
• Enhancing the local infrastructure and critical infrastructure to prevent collapse
• Developing national guidelines for the protection of places of mass gathering from terrorism
• Discussing best practice preparations for ambulance and response service
• Conducting a critical assessment of disaster vulnerabilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and exploring strategies for mitigating impacts and managing future crises