Critical infrastructure

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Esta publicación presenta criterios básicos, elementos y recomendaciones que se deben seguir, desde la planifi- cación del proyecto, su desarrollo y su puesta en funcionamiento para asegurar que se cuente con instalaciones seguras en casos de

Report on a WHO workshop, Skopje, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 13–15 July 2004

Disasters have enormous consequences, socially and economically, and have long-term detrimental effects, especially on vulnerable societies and population groups

ERRA’s health policy delineates guiding principles, guidelines and strategy for reconstruction in the earthquake-affected districts. The health component of Government’s ‘Build Back Better’ policy is based on the Humanitarian charter for minimum standards for health care, including the right to ‘health for all’ and respect of the dignity of the population affected by the disaster.

The guidelines target District Rapid Response Teams and outline the best practices and standards for public health response during emergencies. Apart from outlining the common hazards and threats in Nepal and the responsibilities of the rapid response

The usefulness of drafting a Crisis Preparedness Plan (CPP) is now undisputed. This document aims to offer a practical tool for planning appropriate measures to be adopted by a hospital and/or more generally a health facility in order to be better

More than 400 professionals from 48 countries attended this meeting to identify lessons learned with regard to the preparedness for and response to two of the most devastating hurricanes of the last decades: Georges and Mitch. The recommendations in this

A practical guide developed at the workshop held in Managua, Nicaragua, 7 June 2001

Recent disasters in Central America, such as Hurricanes Mitch and Georges in 1998 and the El Salvador earthquake in 2001, have underscored the importance of including the

This book is an updated compilation of various documents on the topic already published by PAHO-WHO. Sections of previous publications have been revised to address the needs of professionals from a variety of disciplines, particularly those involved in