Effects of the Pedernales Earthquake on Ecuador's Health Care System.
Ricardo Cañizares FuentesGiaffar Barquet Abi HannaCarlos Santana VélizMiquel Blasco CarlosPublished in: Disaster medicine and public health preparedness (2020)
The shortage of personnel and physical infrastructure, weaknesses in primary health care in the Ecuadorian health system, the lack of preparation, and limited availability of information on health indicators were the causes of the sharp increase in pre-existing diseases in the area, and of new epidemic outbreaks after the earthquake.