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Considerations concerning religious and cultural rituals and practices
30.09.2018
In terms of religious or other cultural rituals and practices, considerations such as providing a place for prayers, observing burial rites and ritual for the dead victims, separating men and women where culture demands, assigning them to health facilities where a healthcare worker of the corresponding gender is available, providing dietary needs based on peoples believes and cultural practices, etc., represent elements that operationalize in cultural life in disaster situations.
Applicable to:
Cultural Factors: Customs/traditions/rituals
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations
Disaster Phases: Preparedness, Response
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body
Recommendations: