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Health Library for Disasters 2003
Edition
 The
2003 Edition of the Health Library for Disasters—the
most complete electronic collection of information resources
on public health in disasters and complex emergencies—
has just been published.
The selection of material
in this third edition is the result of a long process of consultation
and exchange between WHO and PAHO, with participation from
other UN agencies such as UNHCR, UNICEF, and the ISDR; the
Red Cross movement; the SPHERE project; non-governmental organizations
and national organizations. Thanks to this joint effort, more
than 500 technical and scientific documents on disaster reduction
and public health related to emergencies and humanitarian
assistance form the basis for this electronic collection.
The virtual library
features:
- • A powerful and easy-to-use
search engine to locate information by topic, titles, organizations
or key words.
• The option to download the complete collection to
a hard drive or to download individual publications.
• A CD-ROM version, which is also available on the
Internet.
• All documents available in HTML and most in PDF
format.
For more information, contact WHO at eha@who.int
or PAHO at disaster-publications@paho.org.
Visit this collection on the Internet: www.helid.desastres.net.
The 2003 edition of the Health
Library for Disasters contains publications on a wide variety
of topics:
- Public health
in emergencies and disasters, principles and guidelines
- Preparedness and response to emergencies
and disasters
- Disaster mitigation
- Human rights and humanitarian legislation
- Health of refugees and displaced
populations
- Environmental health and chemical
products
- Communicable diseases
- Parasites and vector-borne diseases
- Food and nutrition
- Reproductive health, child health
and immunization
- Mental health
- Supply management and essential drugs
- Management of injuries caused by
war
- Safe blood and laboratory services
- HIV and AIDS
www.who.int/eha/disasters/
www.paho.org/desastres/
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