La respuesta a los brotes de cólera suele centrarse
en los aspectos médicos que son importantes para que disminuya la mortalidad. Sin embargo, para limitar la propagación de la enfermedad se necesita una respuesta más integral. Dado que la respuesta a los brotes a menudo la dirigen profesionale...s médicos, pueden quedar desatendidos otros aspectos tales como las cuestiones medioambientales o de comunicación.
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Review of disability issues and rehabilitation services in 29 african countries.
An ICRC Guidance Document
Natural disasters often increase morbidity and mortality rates. Taking appropriate measures to maintain environmental health helps to reduce or eliminate the risks of preventable disease and death. Such measures contribute not only to the health of individuals in and near disaster-stricken areas, bu...t they also contribute to decreasing the high costs of providing emergency health services in the aftermath of disaster.
This document is divided into several parts. The first section primarily addresses the effects of natural disasters on environmental health conditions and services. In the second section, environmental health measures are described that should be undertaken in each of three time frames: the predisaster, disaster, and postdisaster periods.
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A guide for doctors providing health services for children. 2nd edition
Guidelines for WHO Representatives and Country
Offices in the Western Pacific Region
A Guide to the Integration of Leprosy Services within the General Health System
A Rapid Appraisal of Priorities, Policies and Practices
White Paper from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Refugee Trauma Task Force
A paper presented at the 10th International Congress on Infectious Disease, Singapore