Abstract
Global warming has increased the frequency of natural disasters, such as cyclones. Mozambique is considered one of the most vulnerable countries to extreme weather events. Natural disasters particularly affect vulnerable people, including preterm and critical ill infants of Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs). Literature on NICU evacuations in the case of a natural disaster has been reported in high-resource settings, but it is lacking in low-resource settings. On the 14th of March 2019, a tropical cyclone (Idai) hit Mozambique. This report is a descriptive analysis of the experience of the NICU evacuation and care during and after cyclone Idai at Beira Central Hospital, Beira, Mozambique.
Highlights
During natural disasters Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) patients are potentially the most vulnerable in a hospital structure
Literature on NICU evacuations remains very limited dealing with the experiences in high-resource settings [1,2,3,4]
The neonatal ward is located on the 1st floor of the main building, near the Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit. It is organized in two sub-units: a 14 beds NICU and a 19 beds Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) Unit
Summary
During natural disasters Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) patients are potentially the most vulnerable in a hospital structure. Despite this fact, literature on NICU evacuations remains very limited dealing with the experiences in high-resource settings [1,2,3,4]. The hospital has a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the second biggest in Mozambique, service of reference for three provinces. The neonatal ward is located on the 1st floor of the main building, near the Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit It is organized in two sub-units: a 14 beds NICU and a 19 beds Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) Unit. A preparedness evacuation plan is going to be created at the CHB
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