http://www.who.int/feeds/entity/hac/en/rss.xml Latest news and updates on public health emergencies around the world en Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:47:58 GMT internet@who.int internet@who.int © World Health Organization (WHO), 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.who.int/about/copyright/en/ http://www.who.int/about/licensing/rss/en/ 60 WHO Webit (Bricolage 1.11.2) http://backend.userland.com/rss Additional emergency health kits and trauma kits are urgently needed. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:12:00 GMT http://www.who.int/entity/hac/crises/sdn/sitreps/16november2009/en/index.html Active monitoring of communicable disease trends in affected areas. Specialized care capacity in at least one hospital per governorate should be improved in order to handle the increasing number of H1N1 cases (as of 18 October, 345 confirmed H1N1 cases have been reported by MoPHP.) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:53:00 GMT http://www.who.int/entity/hac/crises/yem/sitreps/13november2009/en/index.html Health facilities need strengthening with additional staff, supplies, equipment, medicines and ambulances. In DI Khan there are currently no female medical officers in the health facilities. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:46:00 GMT http://www.who.int/entity/hac/crises/pak/sitreps/11november2009/en/index.html Additional emergency health kits and trauma kits are urgently needed. The capacity of referral hospitals needs to be improved. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:23:00 GMT http://www.who.int/entity/hac/crises/sdn/sitreps/9november2009/en/index.html WHO continues to provide technical support to regions for rolling out of OTP and to strengthen AWD surveillance. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:14:00 GMT http://www.who.int/entity/hac/crises/eth/sitreps/8november2009/en/index.html The Health Cluster has received 44% of funds required as presented in the UN Pakistan Humanitarian Response Plan (Revision) document. (Needs identified: US$42 065 870. Funds available: US$18 651 913.) (Source: OCHA Pakistan, 30 October). Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:21:00 GMT http://www.who.int/entity/hac/crises/pak/sitreps/30october2009/en/index.html 27 October, 2009 ¦ GENEVA -- Humanitarian crises worldwide require intensive health support, particularly in the safe delivery of medicines. Searing heat, long distances, damaged infrastructure and insecurity are among many challenges facing humanitarians trying to treat people affected by war and natural disasters. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:13:00 GMT http://www.who.int/entity/hac/techguidance/27october2009/en/index.html Thousands of people have been displaced by intensified conflict in northwest Pakistan, compounding that region's already dire humanitarian crisis. WHO is leading the Health Cluster response, which recently provided basic emergency medicines and supplies to treat diarrhoea to health facilities in Dera Ismail Khan, an area where receiving many of the people fleeing violence in South Waziristan. A lack of access to the conflict-affected area is limiting the humanitarian response to health needs. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:25:00 GMT http://www.who.int/entity/hac/crises/pak/sitreps/23october2009/en/index.html Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:16:00 GMT http://www.who.int/entity/hac/crises/eth/sitreps/19_25october2009/en/index.html 14 October 2009 -- Dozens of hospitals and heath facilities each year are themselves impacted by floods, hurricanes, cyclones, earthquakes and other natural hazards because safety measures were not integrated in their design, location or construction. Today, the International Day for Disaster Reduction showcases progress made in making hospitals safer from disasters and underscores the work still to be done. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:01:00 GMT http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/disaster_day_20091014/en/index.html