Asistencia humanitaria en caso de desastres: Guía para proveer ayuda eficaz

Order code: OP 134
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Assessing Needs in the Health Sector after Floods and Hurricanes

Order code: TP 11
The establishment of a standard methodology for rapid disaster assessment in the event of hurricanes and flooding is the subject of this publication. The author provides detailed checklists of questions that must be asked by teams assessing both immedi...

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Disaster Mitigation in Health Facilities. 2001 Edition

Order code: CD 005
Available in CD ROM

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Disaster Preparedness Set

Order code: ST 056
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Emergency Health Management after Natural Disasters

Order code: SP 407
This guide presents an overview of the problems that are encountered when a natural disaster overcomes a nation's resources and suggests general criteria that should be applied in choosing relief measures. The information is not technical; it describes...

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Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief Set

Order code: ST 042
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Emergency Vector Control after Natural Disasters

Order code: SP 419
This manual is a companion piece to "Emergency Health Management after Natural Disasters," SP 407, and provides technical guidelines on specific chapters contained in the parent guide. The general principles and observations in this manual are relevant...

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Environmental Health Management after Natural Disasters

Order code: SP 430
This publication is the fourth in a series of PAHO manuals on disaster preparedness and is designed to serve as a guide for those responsible for planning and implementing environmental hygiene measures after disasters. It discusses the effects of disa...

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Epidemiologic Surveillance after Natural Disaster

Order code: SP 420
A companion piece to the guide "Emergency Health Management after Natural Disasters," SP 407, this manual elaborates on the information provided in the chapter "Epidemiologic Surveillance and Disease Control" of the guide. Because of the link among con...

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Establishing a Mass Casualty Management System

Order code: OP 139
This publication describes the steps to designing a mass casualty management system that will ensure the highest possible survival rate. It focuses on the involvement of police, firefighters, Red Cross volunteers, health center and hospital staff. If t...

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