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TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Crises and emergencies

Technical guidance

Capacity building on health action in crises

- More about emergencies

PUBLICATIONS

Risk reduction and emergency preparedness: WHO six-year strategy for the health sector and community capacity development [pdf 190kb]

Analysing disrupted health sectors: a modular manual

- More publications about emergencies

- Information on current crises


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Health Action in Crises 		EMERGENCIES IN WHO REGIONS

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