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.

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.).

Disaster Mitigation for Health Facilities

Guidelines for Vulnerability Appraisal and Reduction in the Caribbean

Based on the Caribbean experience these guides intend to show an analysis of the vulnerability of the health care facilities and how to apply mitigation measures. Although directed toward health personnel in hospitals and health centers, the guides are written in generalized language to be easily comprehensible.

Principles of Disaster Mitigation in Health Facilities

Mitigation series

An update to earlier PAHO publications on disaster mitigation in health facilities, it has been revised to with a multidisciplinary focus. Figures and photographs illustrate situations that exacerbate disaster vulnerability and examples are given of how countries in Latin America have conducted vulnerability assessments and applied mitigation measures.

Disaster Mitigation in Health Care Facilities

15 minutos

This DVD presents the Latin American and Caribbean countries’ existing vulnerability to disasters (especially earthquakes and hurricanes) and the advances achieved towards implementing appropriate mitigation measures. There is particular emphasis on the long road ahead to reducing health care facilities' extreme vulnerability and ensuring that they can continue to adequately function following a hurricane or earthquake.