Disasters

This page provides links to descriptions of activities, reports, news and events, as well as contacts and cooperating partners in the various WHO programmes and offices working on this topic. Also shown are links to related web sites and topics.

RELATED SITES

- Health action in crises
- South Asia earthquake and tsunamis
- Disasters (Western Pacific Region)
- Disasters (Region of the Americas - PAHO)
- Disaster preparedness and response (European Region)
- Disease Control in Humanitarian Emergencies (DCE)

FACT SHEETS

- Emergency and humanitarian action

PUBLICATIONS

- Reproductive care in emergency situations

RELATED LINKS

- Environmental health in emergencies and disasters

FEATURES

- South Asia earthquake - the health situation
- A month after the tsunami: Sri Lanka begins to rebuild
- The week the tsunami struck - a personal account

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