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 Disaster
Chronicles: Earthquakes in El Salvador 2001
This chronicle describes actions and analyzes the efficiency
of the disaster preparedness programs, their impact and the
health sector response in the assistance and recovery stages.
It includes a list of lessons learned geared toward health
sector workers and managers, that will help draw conclusions
of interest for the management of future emergency and disaster
situations. In Spanish only. (more)
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UN Issues New Study on Disasters
Living With Risk is a 400 page study of the lessons learned
by experts and communities in response to hazards presented
by natural forces, technological accidents and environmental
degradation. The challenge is daunting: worldwide in the last
decade, 4,777 natural disasters have taken more than 880,000
lives, affected the homes, health and livelihoods of 1.88
billion people and inflicted economic losses of around $685
billion on the world's economies. (more)
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 Latest
Issue of Disaster Newsletter
Read the latest online version of the newsletter Disasters:
Preparedness and Mitigation in the Americas. This issue features
an editorial on Logistical Support Systems, a new growth industry.
Several new PAHO disaster publications are also featured which
will soon be available on this web site in full text. (Newsletter)
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 Andean
Region Creates Committee for Disaster Prevention and Care
(CAPRADE)
The Andean Council of Foreign Ministers approved the creation of the Andean
Committee for Disaster Prevention and Care (CAPRADE). CAPRADE aims to help to reduce the risk and the impact of any disaster that
could occur in the Andean Region by coordinating and promoting policies, strategies,
plans and activities in the areas of disaster prevention, mitigation, preparation and care.
(more)
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