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Title
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English Title
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Medium
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Audience
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Description
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Developed by
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Manejo de Cadáveres en Situaciones de Desastre
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Management of Dead Bodies in Disaster Situations
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Manual
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Disaster specialists and professionals
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This manual provides the technical information needed to support authorities in the proper management of dead bodies. It is targeted to specialists in disasters and in management of human remains who are responsible for ensuring that bodies are treated in a dignified manner and that the human rights of those affected by disasters are respected.
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Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
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Hospitales Seguros:
Una responsabilidad colectiva,
Un indicador mundial de reducción de los desastres
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Safe Hospitals:
A Collective Responsibility,
A Global Measure of Disaster Reduction
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Policy paper
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Disaster specialists and professionals
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This document addresses issues related to the protection of critical health facilities, particularly hospitals, from the avoidable consequences of disasters.
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Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
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Guía de Preparativos de Salud Frente
a Erupciones Volcánicas
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Health Preparedness Guidelines
for Volcanic Eruptions
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Training Manual and PowerPoint presentations
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Disaster specialists and professionals
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These guidelines provide support material to prepare health contingency plans to deal with the emergencies caused by volcanic eruptions. The package consists of five modules dealing with health sector risks, protecting health services, damage and needs assessment, environmental risks and communications planning.
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Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
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Mitigación de desastres en instalaciones de salud – Efectos del viento
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Disaster Mitigation in Health Facilities – Wind Effects
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PowerPoint presentations with scripts, technical General Publications on disaster mitigation in health facilities and posters suitable for reproduction
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Disaster specialists and professionals
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This training material focuses on reducing the vulnerability of structural elements in hospitals and health facilities. It addresses non-structural elements and those that have special functions such as communication networks, gas and water pipes, electrical wiring, and medical equipment and supplies.
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Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
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Protección de la salud mental
en situaciones de desastres y emergencias
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Protecting Mental Health in Disaster and Emergency Situations)
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Training manual
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Disaster specialists and professionals
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This training material focuses on early mental health interventions following disasters. It emphasizes a community mental health approach to interventions.
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Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
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Vigilancia epidemiológica sanitaria en situaciones de desastre
Guía para el nivel local
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Epidemiological Health Surveillance in Disasters—Guide for the Local Level
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Training manual
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Disaster specialists and professionals
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This manual provides the technical information needed to conduct epidemiologic surveillance in disaster situations, especially at the local level.
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Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
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Preparativos de salud para situaciones de desastres
Guía para el nivel local
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Health Preparedness for Disasters—Guide for the Local Level
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Training manual
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Disaster specialists and professionals
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This document provides a practical guide to disaster preparedness for local health agencies. It emphasizes community participation as a strategic tool for designing and implementing disaster preparedness plans.
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Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
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Manual de evaluación de daños y necesidades en salud
para situaciones de desastre
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Damage and Needs Assessment in the Health Sector in Disaster Situations
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Training manual
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Disaster specialists and professionals
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The purpose of this manual is to provide health sector officials with information related disaster response and recovery. It covers topics such as epidemiologic surveillance, basic sanitation and health infrastructure.
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Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
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