The Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM) approved new guidelines to regulate the management and handling of corpses and human remains during emergencies and disasters, with the aim of coordinating the intervention of the responsible institutions and ensuring adequate and respectful treatment.
The Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM) approved new guidelines to regulate the management and handling of corpses and human remains during emergencies and disasters, with the aim of coordinating the intervention of the responsible institutions and ensuring adequate and respectful treatment.
The measure was made official through Resolution of the Disaster Risk Management Secretariat No. 005-2026-PCM/SGRD. The document incorporates provisions intended to guide the response of the competent entities in these types of situations.
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The regulatory proposal was prepared by the National Institute of Civil Defense (Indeci)which supported its approval through technical and legal reports. The guidelines are framed in the National Disaster Risk Management System (Sinagerd) and in emergency preparedness, response and rehabilitation instruments.
The resolution is also articulated with the National Emergency Operations Planwhich contemplates the management of corpses and human remains as part of health response actions in disasters.
With the approval of the norm, the PCM ordered the publication of the resolution and the attached guidelines in the Single Digital Platform of the Peruvian State, as well as in the digital headquarters of the PCM itself and Indeci, on the same date of its publication in the official gazette. The Peruvian.
