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Abstract
Humanitarian radio has been used in humanitarian aid efforts and after natural disasters over the last 15 years. However, the effects have barely been evaluated, and there are few scientific reports on the impact of radio as a disaster health response intervention. Therefore, this study aimed to provide an overview of the use and impact of humanitarian radio in natural disasters from a health perspective. A literature review of 13 scientific papers and grey literature resources was conducted. The results show that humanitarian radio could be used to promote both physical and psychosocial wellbeing by providing health-related information, advice and psychosocial support in natural disasters. Community resilience can be enhanced by the promotion of community engagement and can strengthen self-efficacy and community efficacy. Radio also has the potential to cost-effectively reach a large number of affected people in areas with severely damaged infrastructure. Radio could, therefore, contribute to health recovery and wellbeing from both individual and community perspectives. As such, health professionals; crises communication professionals, including radio journalists; and disaster-managing stakeholders should be prepared and trained to use humanitarian radio as an integrated part of the disaster health response in natural disasters.
Highlights
In 2017, 335 natural disasters affected over 95.6 million people
The results show that humanitarian radio could be used to promote both physical and psychosocial wellbeing by providing health-related information, advice and psychosocial support in natural disasters
The research studies and reports used in this study were drawn from 13 papers, covering the use or impact of humanitarian radio in several large-scale natural disasters
Summary
In 2017, 335 natural disasters affected over 95.6 million people. These disasters mostly occurred inAsia in the form of storms or floods, but they affected other parts of the world as earthquakes, storms and wildfires, which collectively caused deaths, injuries and human desolation [1]. In 2017, 335 natural disasters affected over 95.6 million people. Natural disasters usually cause physical injuries and associated complications [2,3] and worsen chronic conditions [4]. Damage to infrastructure and medical facilities is typical after some types of natural disasters and can impair the ability to manage both acute and chronic health conditions [5]. The mental health effects of disasters include a range of problems, some of which are psychopathologic [4,6,7]. Health effects after natural disasters must be considered as physical, psychological and social
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