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.

Disaster Mitigation in Drinking Water and Sewerage Systems

Training Material

This CD presents both theoretical and practical material on risk analysis in water and sanitation systems and basic measures that can be taken to mitigate common risks in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Guidelines for Vulnerability Reduction in the Design of New Health Facilities

This publication shows the most important mitigation measures that need to be included in the design, planning and construction of health facilities, so that lives and the investment are protected, and services continue during disasters.

Management of Dead Bodies in Disaster Situations

Disaster Manuals and Guidelines No. 5

This manual helps authorities in charge of disaster preparedness and response to include the proper management of dead bodies in national disaster plans and to consider the topic a key component of humanitarian assistance.

Disaster Mitigation in Health Facilities

This CD contains the main training materials--books and PowerPoint graphic presentations--that PAHO/WHO has published on disaster mitigation in health facilities. It is designed as a simple web page and can be used with any personal computer (although we recommend at a minimum a Pentium 1 processor or the equivalent, with hard drive capacity of 40 Mb.).