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Management of Dead Bodies in Disaster Situations
Content Type: Resource
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Publisher(s): Pan American Health Organization
Date: Feb 2014
Location: World

This manual provides the technical information that will support the correct approach to handling dead bodies, taking into account the following principles:
When death is the result of a...

Information Management and Communication in Emergencies and Disasters
Content Type: Resource
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Publisher(s): Pan American Health Organization
Date: Feb 2014
Location: World

This manual focuses on operational aspects of disaster and emergency response as well as preparing for disasters. It addresses plans for communicating with the public during emergencies and...

Guidelines for Mainstreaming the Needs of Older Persons in Disaster...
Content Type: Resource
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Publisher(s): Pan American Health Organization
Date: Oct 2019
Location: Caribbean

These guidelines have been prepared to help integrate and mainstream the concerns and issues related to older persons into disaster risk management programmes and processes. They outline...

Managing the bodies of deceased COVID-19 patients: Guidance for...
Content Type: Resource
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Publisher(s): Pan American Health Organization
Date: Jun 2020
Location: All Countries

This document can also be found on the Official website of Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) at https://www.rcpath.org/

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Dead body management in the context of the novel coronavirus (COVID-...
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): Pan American Health Organization
Date: Jun 2020
Location: All Countries

This document can also be found on the Official website of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) at https://iris.paho.org/

This document provides...

How Climate Change Affects Human Health
Content Type: Resource
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Publisher(s): Pan American Health Organization
Date: Jun 2021
Location: All Countries

Climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century. Health is and will be affected by the changing climate through direct impacts (heat waves, droughts, heavy storms, and sea-...

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Disaster Situations in the...
Content Type: Resource
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Publisher(s): Mental Health ProgramArea on Emergency Preparedness and Disaster ReliefPan American Health Organization
Date: Feb 2023
Location: Caribbean

This book offers the basic knowledge required for health and mental health workers inthe area of mental health and psychosocial support for populations affected by disasters.

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