Technical Guidelines - Emergency Management Essentials

• Reporting template
  When an emergency unfolds, collecting information on the needs of the affected population is a crucial step for quickly orienting the response and mobilizing the resources.
  

  The reporting template aims to help with field data gathering and reporting in a quick and standardized way. Simple instructions for collecting the information and completing the situation report can be downloaded as a separate document, as well as the most common reference values useful for interpreting the findings.
  

• Myths & realities
  This section breaks down some of the myths surrounding emergencies situations by explaining the realities about dead bodies, nutrition, refugees, etc.

• Technological disaster information
  Information on terrorism and public health, chemical incidents and ionizing radiation.

• Natural disaster profiles
  Technical hazard sheets for droughts, earthquakes, floods, landmines, tsunamis, vegetation fires and volcanos.

• Relevant papers for complex emergencies
  A listing of relevant papers for the public health professional on the subject of complex emergencies.
• Standard Health Kit descriptions
  Descriptions of the contents of health kits used by WHO/HAC in crises situations.
• Travelers' health
  Web site for WHO International Travel and Health