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Displaying 15 of about 42 resultsDengue on the rise and spreading in Bangladesh, NepalHeat and longer monsoon linked to worsening outbreaksAuthorities struggle to respond but aid groups helping[...]In Bangladesh, at least 691 people have died so far in 2023, and more than 138,000 have been infected, official figures show, making this the deadliest year since the first recorded epidemic…
The guideline provides an explanation of case investigations for the time containment of the outbreak and to establish the source/cause of the infection. It also provides details on isolation and the prevention of additional transmission (English).
The Rapid Gender Assessment (RGA) was conducted to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and men in North Macedonia, and how the changing situation is affecting the socio-economic situation and livelihoods.
The assessment provides an overview of the pre-crisis situation and changes with the onset of the pandemic and will serve as data sou…
By Justin Lessler, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University; Andrew Azman,Research Associate in Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University; Benjamin Zaitchik, Associate Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University; Sean Moore, Postdoctoral Fellow in Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Univers…
Your Excellency Ms Pornprapai Ganjanarintr, Director-General, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand;
Your Excellency Professor Piyasakol Sakolsatayadhorn, Minister of Health, Government of Thailand;
Dr Bruce Aylward, Executive Director a.i. Outbreaks and Health Emergencies, World Health Organization (WHO);…
Juba - to improve reporting performance and capacity to detect outbreaks, the World Health Organization (WHO) supported the Ministry of Health (MoH) to review the progress and achievements of the integrated disease surveillance and response (IDSR) program in South Sudan during 2020, with the aim of developing tailored strategies to improve program perfo…
By Joydeep Gupta and Zobaidur Rahman Soeb
The West Bengal government evacuated over 200,000 residents of coastal villages as the extremely severe Cyclone Amphan moved north by northeast parallel to India’s east coast on Wednesday morning. It is expected to make landfall near the mouth of the Hooghly river at the western edge of the Sundarbans later on…
By Robert Muggah, Lecturer, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and Richard Florida, Professor, University of Toronto
Having ravaged some of the world’s wealthiest cities, the coronavirus pandemic is now spreading into the megacities of developing countries. Sprawling urban areas in Brazil, Nigeria and Ba…
This factsheet presents findings from an analysis of 14 Latin American countries (Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay) to document their National Public Investment Systems' (SNIP) response to the pandemic, as well as to draw recommendations and les…
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Although COVID-19 affects people across the world, the informal sector – low-income households often dependent on informal livelihoods and the informal micro and small enterprises – are disproportionately susceptible to its risks and adverse impacts. The difference in socio-economic factors, such as the lacking social protection and financial a…
By Arkoprabho Hazra
With the first few cases of COVID-19 reported in Cox’s Bazar, and with the monsoon season fast approaching, how well prepared are Rohingya Refugees for the next few months, asks Arkoprabho Hazra (Independent Researcher, India).
“We are extremely concerned that there will be a new humanitarian crisis in the district if a cyclon…
2009 Sasakawa award call for nominations now open
Nominations are now open for the 2009 Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction. Nominees should be individuals and institutions from around the world who have contributed to building the resilience of nations and communities to natural hazards through innovative practices and outstanding initiatives. Nomin…
By Alex Broadbent, Director of the Institute for the Future of Knowledge and Professor of Philosophy, University of Johannesburg, and Benjamin T H Smart, Associate Professor, University of Johannesburg
Suppose you had the choice between two health policies, A and B. Policy A would result in the death of a lot of elderly people. Policy B woul…
This report asserts that the more widespread integration of science into disaster risk reduction policy making will depend on science being ‘useful, useable and used’. The case studies in the report describe specific examples of scientific learning being employed to enhance disaster risk reduction, providing evidence that science is useable for disaster…
10 March 2016, BANGKOK/GENEVA – The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and the World Health Organization today issued an appeal for national disaster management agencies to develop their preparedness and response capacities to include health emergencies alongside earthquakes, floods and storms as a top priority.
The head of the UN Office for Disaste…