CD ROMs

The content of some of these CD ROMs is available on the Web. To order a CD ROM select the link "How to Order".

	The Role of Laboratories and Blood Banks in Disasters Situations CD-ROM This CD presentation complents the 2001 PAHO technical publication of the same name, which revews the primary functions of laboratories and blood banks in disaster situations and the measures they can take to be better prepared. It includes a PowerPoint presentation and a script. laboratorios-cd.htm

	Virtual Disaster Library -Disasters and Humanitarian Assistance This edition of this electronic collection (available on line and on CD-ROM) incorporates the most important works published by the Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization, UNHCR, UNICEF, Project SPHERE, the Red International Cross Movement, and several non-governmental organizations. This edition has a new more powerful and improved search engine and all the documents are available in HTML and many in PDF format. With more than 400 scientific and technical documents, this collection is the most important information tool on these topics. about-vdl.htm

	Prevención, preparación y respuesta a desastres provocados por productos químicos (only in Spanish) This CD-ROM has an instructional approach to preventing, preparing for and responding to chemical accidents in Latin America and the Caribbean, using a combination of graphic presentations and text. It uses a Web-page format to present technical information and includes reference sections that will link the user to other valuable information sources on the Internet. This material can also be consulted on the Internet at: only in Spanish

	Disaster Mitigation in Health Facilities, 2001 Edition This disk contains the main training materials -- books and PowerPoint graphic presentations -- that PAHO/WHO has published on disaster mitigation in health facilities. It is designed as a simple Web page and can be used with any personal computer (although we recommend at a minimum a Pentium 1 processor or the equivalent, with hard drive capacity of 40 Mb). How to Order

	SUMA. 2001 Edition This CD-ROM gathers all the components necessary to understand, apply, and teach SUMA, including: The latest SUMA software, a section devoted to training materials, and an overview of SUMA How to Order

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