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Related sites

This section provides links to key web sites providing relevant information on water and sanitation in emergencies.

• South Asia earthquake and tsunamis
  This link goes to a dedicated site for the South-East Asia tsunami disaster established by WHO's office on Health Action in Crises (HAC).
• WHO Health Action in Crises web site
  This link goes to the main webpage of WHO's office on Health Action in Crises (HAC) and provides information on the South-East Asia emergency as well as others.
• Regional Office for South-East Asia
  This link goes to the web page on the tsunami disaster established by WHO's Regional Office for South-East Asia.
• Panamerican Health Organization/WHO Regional Office for the Americas: Disasters and Humanitarian Assistance
  Earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, floods, tsunamis, drought and landslides occur over and over again in Latin America. This website gives access to PAHO's resources and contacts in case of disasters.
• Roll Back Malaria
  This web site describes the work of the WHO Roll Back Malaria Department. Guidelines for prevention and information on treatment of malaria in tsunami-affected regions are available.
• WHO Regional Office for Eastern Mediterranean
• WHO Regional Centre for Environmental Health Activities
• Food Safety
  The Food Safety Department (FOS) strives to reduce the serious negative impact of foodborne diseases worldwide. A new section on ensuring food safety in the aftermath of natural disasters is available at this link.
• IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
  The page on water supply and sanitation in emergency situations provides a selection of fact sheets and key documents available online and in hard copy dealing with emergency water supply and sanitation.
• Tsunami maps: International Water Management Institute
  This link leads to a site established by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and provides map and satellite information on, inter alia, the tsunami-affected areas, together with information on other useful sites on this topic.
• Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
  A page on Emergency water supply and sanitation provides access to technical guidance.
• International Water Association (IWA)

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