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This protocol provides information on the safe management of dead bodies and burial of patients who died from suspected or confirmed Ebola or Marburg virus disease. These measures should be applied not only by medical personnel but by anyone involved in the management of dead bodies and burial of su...
Proper and dignified management of the dead in disasters is one of the three key pillars of humanitarian response and a fundamental factor in facilitating identification of the deceased and helping families discover the fate of their loved ones. This second and updated edition of this hugely success...
La gestión de cadáveres en situaciones de desastre: Guía práctica para equipos de respuesta
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Segunda edición (revisada). Este manual tiene dos objetivos: en primer lugar, promover la gestión apropiada y digna de los cadavers y, en segundo lugar, facilitar su identificación. Luego de muchos desastres, en particular los de mayor magnitud, la recuperación y la gestión inmediata de los cad...
Management of Dead Bodies After Disasters: A Field Manual For First Responders. (Arabic Version)
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Second edition. This revised edition incorporates experience gained in recent catastrophes, such as the 2013 Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, the 2014/15 Ebola epidemic in West Africa and the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. It also contains a number of annexes, which cover such topics as handling the bo...
Management of Dead Bodies After Disasters: A Field Manual For First Responders. Second Edition
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Proper and dignified management of the dead in disasters is one of the three key pillars of humanitarian response and a fundamental factor in facilitating identification of the deceased and helping families discover the fate of their loved ones. This second and updated edition of this hugely success...
La deuxième édition de ce manuel fournit des directives simples, concrètes et faciles à suivre pour la récupération et le stockage des corps des personnes décédées lors de catastrophes et l’enregistrement des informations les concernant, l’objectif étant d’aider les premiers interven...
Part 3: Use Safe Burial Practices
In response to the urgent need for trained health professionals to assist in the efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Médecins Sans Frontières has been running training sessions in Brussels for international aid workers before they depart for the field. Below are videos used to ac...
Accessed 9 April 2015
L’OMS a mis sur pied un protocole visant à fournir des renseignements concernant la gestion sûre de l’inhumation des personnes décédées de maladie à virus Ebola suspectée ou confirmée.
Ces mesures devraient être appliquées non seulement par le personnel médical, mais également pa...
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) January 16, 2015 / 64(01);20-27
Burial Management Teams have a difficult job resolving two critical issues relevant to their tasks. First, they must safeguard and ensure infection control and prevention for team members, family members and members of the community. Second, they must remain sensitive to the cultural and religious p...
The WASH in Ebola DROPBOX (click to access on hte website https://www.dropbox.com/sh/po2i7g09grfb94d/AADRA_CE5HNSEP1vBxgWOnJ3a?n=124754289) supports operational agencies responding to Ebola providing all available technical guidelines, manuals, coordination and training related information. The DROP...
Anthropology has an important role to play in containing the current Ebola outbreak and the new Ebola Response Anthropology Platform (ERAP) offers an anthropological perspective on the issue. The site is available here:
