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Disaster risk management for health: overview
Disaster Risk Management for Health Fact Sheets:
The first in this series of fact sheets is an overview of disaster risk management for health answering the general questions: What is disaster risk management for health? Why is there a need for disaster risk management for health? How is the context of disaster risk reduction (DRR) for health defined? What are the priorities for health and the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)? How can a robust evidence base be developed? What are the key considerations in DRR for health?
- Date:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 6 p.
- Sources:
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- World Health Organization (WHO)
- United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
- Public Health England (PHE)
Related Links
- Disaster Risk Management for health: chemical safety
- Disaster risk management for health: child health
- Disaster risk management for health: climate risk management
- Disaster risk management for health: communicable diseases
- Disaster risk management for health: people with disabilities and older people
- Disaster risk management for health: mass casualty management
- Disaster risk management for health: mass fatalities/dead bodies
- Disaster risk management for health: mental health and psychosocial support
- Disaster risk management for health: non-communicable diseases
- Disaster risk management for health: nutrition
- Disaster risk management for health: radiation emergencies
- Disaster risk management for health: safe hospitals, prepared for emergencies and disasters
- Disaster risk management for health: sexual and reproductive health
- Disaster risk management for health: water, sanitation and hygiene
Keywords
- Themes:
- Health & Health Facilities, Disaster Risk Management
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