About the Newsletter:
Disasters: Preparedness and Mitigation in the Americas

Is the quarterly newsletter of PAHO's Program on Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief.. It provides news about disaster preparedness activities in the countries of the Americas, and thus aims to encourage dialogue and the sharing of ideas among governments and agencies. It also reviews publications, features upcoming meetings and offers articles of current interest that have been added to our Selected Bibliography. (Available in English and Spanish.)

Starting with the April 1995 issue, the newsletter is in PDF format. Scroll down to view the current and past issues. (You will need Adobe Acrobat.)

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To subscribe, please send an electronic mail message to disaster-newsletter@paho.org with the following information:

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