When you hear the word natural disaster what comes to your mind?
Most likely you will think of earthquakes, cyclone freedy, tusnami, flood, Tornados, hurricanes and the rest of them.
Most of this event destroys houses, take so many life, displaces some people and breaks up families.
Recently in Africa, places like Mozambique and Madagascar experienced cyclone freedy and this has left thousands of people homeless while thousands have lost their family members to this natural disaster.
Recently we had about the earthquake that took place in turkey living so many lives in destitute.
Some sustained serious injury while some lost their lives.
What are some causes of natural disasters?
Natural disasters are among the event God said will define the last days, so we face natural disaster because we are living in the last days of this system of things.
Scientist have also come up with the idea that deforestation, soil erosion, pollution of the ocean, mining, and air pressure can cause natural disaster.
Lets see how natural disaster affects human health.
- Natural disaster affects both the physical and mental health of anyone involved in this tragedy.
Mentally natural disasters always plays back in the brain and memory making it difficult for the fellow to become better in his daily activities. Grief and shock are always difficult to handle
Natural disasters causes food shortages in the country resulting to many becoming anemic and die.
When natural disaster occurs all the health facilities are damage while people who are injured sees no where to get health assistance and this leads to death.
More to that most people who have some health problem like asthma, diabetes and hypertension will easily loss thier life because of the tragic event and no health care provider or even facility.During and after natural disasters infectious diseases increases and affect more people than ever because of lack of self hygiene and precautions over such infectious disease.
Most countries after natural disasters experiences some infectious disease like cholera and due no medical facility many will loss thier life.
After natural disaster there are always increase of cancer patient as a result of the environment and the oxygen that people breath in.
How to prevent natural disasters
Natural disasters seems unpreventable but there are some precautions we can apply as humans to prevent natural disasters, having in mind that it affects our health and lives.
Its very important to keep drainage lines clean and not blocked for any reason.
The public health sector should educate the masses on things to do to prevent natural disasters, the masses should know the importance of raising alarm when there is potential hazards in the city.
The sick ones like the hypertensive, diabetes, and asthma patients should always have a small bag or kit with extra medications in case of any disaster.
Get some counseling from the doctor to know what to do if natural disaster occurs.
Note do not wait till natural disaster of any type occurs before you seek for medical advice from your doctor because it might be too late
Remember that there might be no medical facilities and doctors will be on the run to save thier lives and that of thier family.
Conclusively all should be mentally and physically ready for natural disaster at anytime, this will help you no to panic much but to know what next to do in other to be safe.
Tell us a brief of your experience about natural disasters.