Cover Disasters: Preparedness and Mitigation in the Americas

Issue 108 - October 2007

Hospitals safe from disasters will come to center stage with the launch of the ISDR World Disaster Campaign in January 2008. What can countries do to get ready, and more importantly, to make sure the Campaign benefits them? Other issues discussed include the earthquake in Peru and the 2007 Hurricane Season.

Cover Guidelines for Water Quality Surveillance and Control in Emergencies and Disasters

Series Disaster Manuals and Guidelines No. 10

This publication presents the main actions that need to be taken to monitor the quality of water for human consumption during disasters and emergencies. (In Spanish only)

Cover Is your Hospital Safe? Questions and Answers for Health Personnel

Series manuals and guidelines on disasters

This publication helps health personnel from medium- or lox-complexity facilities to identify possible vulnerabilities in their building. An intervention strategy is then recommended, where actions are prioritized according to their importance, time and available resources. (In Spanish only)

Cover Safe Hospitals

Keeping hospitals safe from disasters

Created to disseminate and promote the concept and strategy of Safe Hospital, with a comprehensive perspective, that includes not only the health sector. It explains what a safe hospital is and why it is essential to have a safe hospitals. Includes political and technical testimony which show the commitment that already exists in many countries regarding this subject, and presents examples of good practices in Latin America, breaking the myth that it is very expensive or impossible to build a hospital than can continue being operational after a disaster.

Cover Sharing of Experiences in Local Health Management after Disasters in Andean Countries

Andean countries have generated ample experience in the development of programs, strategies and local health management actions, to strengthen the response capacity and the resilience of communities after disasters. This publication contains experiences from national institutions, international agencies, and NGOS from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela that can help other countries. (In Spanish only)

Cover Virtual Health Library for Disasters

English, Spanish and French

An electronic collection of more than 500 public health publications on disaster reduction and complex emergencies in full text.

Cover Management of Dead Bodies after Disasters

A Field Manual for First Responders

Simple recommendations for non-specialists to manage the recovery, basic identification, storage and disposal of dead bodies following disasters.