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A contact list of designated officials responsible for managing disaster assistance in each EAS country.
The Government of Malawi, in fulfilling its primary role of protecting the lives of its vulnerable citizens during disasters and reducing their exposure to risk through preparedness, led the development of a National Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Preparedness and Response Plan.
The text explains the concept of disaster preparedness and outlines how societies can better prepare for and respond to emergencies. It describes key components such as risk assessment, planning, resource management, warning systems, and training, e
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ECDC Technical Document. The aim of this document is to provide an operational tool to facilitate the structured and reproducible development of rapid risk assessments for communicable disease incidents. The target audience is primarily experts responsible for the rapid assessment of communicable di
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This presentation provides an earthquake risk assessment of Mandalay city in Myanmar. It identifies areas of potentially high seismic risk, which will allow national and local authorities to make plans to mitigate the risk, to allocate resources, and plan for emergency responses accordingly, ultimat
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O documento apresenta o quadro da Organização Mundial da Saúde para a gestão de riscos de emergências de saúde e desastres (Health EDRM). Explica que comunidades em todo o mundo enfrentam uma ampla variedade de perigos — como surtos de doenças infecciosas, desastres naturais e conflitos —
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Le document présente un cadre stratégique de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé pour la gestion des risques liés aux situations d’urgence et aux catastrophes dans le domaine de la santé. Il met en évidence que ces événements (comme les épidémies, les catastrophes naturelles ou les con
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El documento presenta un marco estratégico de la Organización Mundial de la Salud para la gestión de riesgos relacionados con emergencias y desastres en el sector de la salud. Destaca que estos eventos (como epidemias, desastres naturales o conflictos) tienen un impacto significativo en la salud,
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This reference manual provides in-depth knowledge on the techniques, methodologies and best practices for using geospatial information in support of decision making for disaster risk management for specific hazards
The Strategic Tool for Assessing Risks (STAR) offers a comprehensive, easy-to-use toolkit and approach to enable national and subnational governments to rapidly conduct a strategic and evidence-based assessment of public health risks for planning and prioritization of health emergency preparedness a
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Disaster planning - organization and administration. 2.Emergency medical services - methods. 3.Emergency medical services - organization and administration. 4.Emergencies. 5.Health policy. 6.Health facilities.7.Guidelines.
An all-hazards tool for hospital administrators and emergency managers.
The World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe has developed the Hospital emergency response checklist to assist hospital administrators and emergency managers in responding effectively to the most likely
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The document introduces a simple classification, minimums standards and a registration form for Foreign Medical Teams (FMTs) that may provide surgical and trauma care arriving within the aftermath of a sudden onset disaster. These can serve as tools
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The disaster and Red Cross Red Crescent response to date
9 March 2019: Tropical Cyclone Idai forms over Northern Mozambique Channel. CVM preparedness and early warning actions underway
13 March 2019: IFRC Surge Capacity is deployed to Maputo
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Harm reduction: evidence, impacts and challenges
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This MHPSS in Emergencies training aims to prepare MHPSS responders, disaster managers, and emergency team leaders for work in the field by building understanding of basic concepts of MHPSS in emergencies as well as planning and implementing PSS act
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The coastal regions of Bangladesh are hit by cyclones regularly. The country has evolved, in the face of repetitious calamities, a disaster preparedness programme. The major response to cyclones has been the building of cyclone shelters, which also
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The Second Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS 2) is a launch into the home straight of our Vision 2020. We are faced with new challenges of ensuring greater self-reliance and developing global competitiveness. Conscious of th
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Réduction des risques, promotion de la résilience et aide au relèvement
There has been a significant reduction in the number of displaced people - with 73,296 people currently hosted in 70 accommodation centres; down from 142,327 people the week before.
A total of 4,979 cholera cases were recorded in Beira, Dondo, Buzi
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