How to recognise Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | The nature and cause of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | Treatment and referral | Sources of further information | Compiled by the Scientific & Advisory Board Members of the South African Depression & Anxiety Group, and reviewed by the MRC Research U...nit on Anxiety and Stress Disorders
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Best practices for communicating with the public during an outbreak
This document provides information for WHO Member States, particularly low-income and middle-income countries, to strengthen preparedness and response plans with regard to the social and mental health consequences of biological and chemical attacks.
Évaluation des mesures mises en oeuvre en cas de flambées et amélioration de la préparation
The project will support preventive actions, traditional medicine and the coordination and
implementation capacities of the national framework for HIV/AIDS control.
Document available in English, French, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese and Swahili. For other languages check also: http://www.who.int/cholera/publications/OutbreakAssessment/en/
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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