The present book deals not only with emergency response, but also with measures designed to reduce the impact of disasters on environmental health infrastructure, such as water supply and sanitation facilities. It also aims to strengthen the ability of people to withstand the disruption of their acc...ustomed infrastructure and systems for environmental health (e.g. shelter, water supply, sanitation, vector control etc.) and to recover rapidly.
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Profile of health crisis response of area, city or district within Indonesia with high risk of natural disaster : District of Polewali Mandar, Indonesia
Profile of health crisis response in potential areas of natural disaster in Indonesia : District of Majene
Profile of Crisis Response of District Health / Disaster Risk: Regency of Pulang Pisau, Indonesia
Profile of Health Crisis Response within District with High Risk of Natural Disaster : District of Middle Halmahera, Indonesia
Profile of health crisis response of area, city or district in indonesia with high risk of natural disaster : Bengkulu City, Indonesia
Profile of health crisis response of area, district or city within Indonesia with high risk of natural disaster : district of South Halmahera, Indonesia
Profile of health crisis response of area, city and district in Indonesia with high risk of natural disaster : District of East Kutai, Indonesia
Profile of health crisis response in potential areas of natural disaster in Indonesia : District of East Barito
Profile of Crisis Response of District Health or Disaster Risk in District of North Central Timor, Indonesia
Profile of Health Crisis Response within District with High Risk of Natural Disaster : District of Lebong, Indonesia
Cette liste de contrôle devrait aider les pays à évaluer et à tester leur niveau de préparation pour faire face à la propagation de maladie à virus Ebola. Elle doit également servir d'outil pour identifier des actions concrètes à prendre et les moyens pour la communauté internationale de ...les appuyer pour combler les lacunes potentiellement existantes.
Elle recense 10 composantes et tâches essentielles à mettre en oeuvre à la fois par les pays et la communauté internationale dans les 30, 60 et 90 jours respectivement suivant sa date de publication. Les exigences minimales en termes d'équipements et de matériel ainsi que les ressources humaines nécessaires sont définies.
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This field workbook supports the implementation of the interagency (FAO, UNICEF, WHO) “Communication for Behavioural Impact (COMBI): A toolkit for behavioural and social communication in outbreak response”. It is a handheld guide and notebook for applying the WHO COMBI methodology in 7-steps, du...ring an outbreak. It is primarily intended for risk communication, developmental communication and health promotion/education personnel working in multidisciplinary teams to investigate and respond to disease outbreaks. It contains essential tools, checklists, and information needed to design effective behavioural and communication interventions in support of outbreak prevention and control objectives - to limit loss of life and minimize disruption to families, communities and societies
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In this contingency planning guidance, a set of actions to prepare for emergencies from all hazards and to help minimize their impact, is proposed. These actions include the development, implementation, simulation, monitoring and regular update of risks-based contingency plans.
Technical Note
Recently, the approach to hazardous events has undergone a considerable shift, away from reactive activities focused on managing and responding to events and towards a more proactive process of emergency and disaster risk management (DRM). The ultimate goal of this shift in focus is ...to prevent new and reduce existing disaster risks, a process known as disaster risk reduction (DRR), while strengthening individual, community, societal and global resilience.
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On 14 August 2024, the Director-General of the World Health Organization determined that the upsurge of mpox in a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a new public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005)
Issue Brief No. 40 provides healthcare professionals with the most relevant treatment guidelines, prevention measures and training material on MVD