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Assist national Health Ministries to ensure that health sector vulnerability reduction priorities are formulated and instituted
HFA Priority for action 1
Cooperative Project with ADRC member countries
HFA Priority for action 1
Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Programmes (DPM)
HFA Priority for action 1
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Disaster risk reduction 2008
08-09 Oct 2008
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National Report in preparation for WCDR (2004) - Angola
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National Report in preparation for WCDR (2004) - Côte d'Ivoire
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922 million (2005)
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Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
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Simulácro na escola
10.2007
Film: National Platform for Disaster Reduction Madagascar
9.2007
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9.2007
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Regional technical advisor, emergency and security
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