Resources found: 318

Medical News Today : Aid / Disasters News

Seção da página Medical News Today que publica notícias sobre socorros e desastres, pessoas ou países que necessitam de assistência e como ela está ocorrendo. Apresenta informaçõe sobre a pá...
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Resource added in: 13/08/2010
Available languages: English
Education, Medical, Continuing, Civil Defense, Relief Work, Disaster Emergencies, News

SEMTSI - Sociedad Española de Medicina Tropical y Salud Internacional

Página que ofrece información general sobre la Sociedad, información sobre cursos y congresos, sobre revistas científicas y otros recursos de interés, información sobre becas y enlaces de inter...
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Resource added in: 15/07/2010
Available languages: Spanish
Tropical Medicine, Communicable Diseases, Global Health

Programa de emergencias y desastres en imágenes

Vídeo de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud - OPS que presenta su Programa de Emergencias para Desplazados en Colombia y para Refugiados en Países Vecinos. Leyenda en inglés.
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Resource added in: 11/05/2010
Available languages: Spanish
Disaster Emergencies, Refugees, 23543

Saiba como agir em caso de enchentes

Cartilha do Ministério da Saúde brasileiro sobre práticas para a prevenção de doenças e preservação da saúde em situações de enchente. Inclui cuidados com a água, cuidados com alimentos, l...
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Resource added in: 16/04/2010
Available languages: Portuguese
Floods, Post Disaster Reconstruction, Disease Prevention, Water Disinfection, Water Storage, Food Contamination/prevention & control, Bites and Stings, Animals, Poisonous, Leptospirosis, Communicable Disease Control, Respiratory Tract Diseases/prevention & control, Tetanus

The state of the humanitarian system: assessing performance and progress: a pilot study

Publication which provides a system-level mapping and assessment of international humanitarian assistance by: defining key criteria for assessing system performance and progress, assessing the system...
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Resource added in: 11/03/2010
Available languages: English
International Agencies/organization & administration, Global Health, International Cooperation, 34009

Management of dead bodies in disaster situations: disaster manuals and guidelines series, nº 5

Manual about dealing with dead bodies after disaster, including preparedness, medicolegal, sociocultural, psychological and legal aspects, cases and other health considerations. Document in pdf file; ...
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Resource added in: 10/03/2010
Available languages: English
Cadaver, Mortuary Practice, Victims Identification, Communicable Disease Control, Social Communication in Emergencies, Mass Casualty Incidents, Funeral Rites, Funeral Rites/legislation & jurisprudence, Funeral Rites/methods, Disaster Sanitation

Disposal of dead bodies in emergency conditions: WHO Technical Note for Emergencies No. 8

Technical note from the World Health Organization which provides a brief guidance on the disposal of dead bodies in emergency situation, including some important principles. Document also available in...
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Resource added in: 10/03/2010
Available languages: English
Cadaver, Victims Identification, Communicable Disease Control, Mass Casualty Incidents, Funeral Rites, Disaster Sanitation, Mortuary Practice

Pan American Health Organization fan page at Facebook - PAHO

Fan page from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) at the social networking website Facebook where people can discuss about health in Americas, by publishing links, texts, images and making com...
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Resource added in: 09/03/2010
Available languages: English
Pan American Health Organization, Public Health, Communicable Disease Control, Health Services, Health Education, Research

Guidance for U.S. residents in Haiti

It presents basic information about health on emergencies to travelers.
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Resource added in: 09/03/2010
Available languages: English, French
Travelers' Health, Communicable Disease Control, Disaster Medicine

Biblioteca Virtual de Salud y Desastres = Health Library for Disasters = Bibliothèque Virtuelle Santé et Catastrophes

Colección electrónica con recursos de información sobre salud pública para preparación y respuesta a desastres y emergencias complejas. Contiene guías técnicas, manuales, guías de campo, crón...
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Resource added in: 08/03/2010
Available languages: English, Spanish, French
Disasters, Disaster Emergencies, Disaster Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Libraries, Digital