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- Landslides - World Health Organization (WHO)
Landslides are more widespread than any other geological event, and can occur anywhere in the world They occur when large masses of soil, rocks or debris move down a slope due to a natural phenomenon or human activity Mudslides or debris flows are also a common type of fast-moving landslide
- Risk communication and community engagement
Risk communication is the real-time exchange of information, advice and opinions between experts or officials and people who face a hazard or threat to their survival, health, or economic or social wellbeing The purpose of risk communication is to enable people at risk to make informed decisions to mitigate the effects of a threat (hazard) – such as a disease outbreak – and take
- Health hazards non-infectious
Landslides - read more Volcanic activity Primary volcanic events include pyroclastic explosions; hot ash releases; lava flows; gas emissions; and glowing avalanches (gas and ash releases) These can cause secondary events like fire, as well as melting ice, snow and rain which are likely to trigger floods and hot mudflows
- WHO delivers emergency health supplies, funds to flood-hit DPR Korea
World Health Organization is providing emergency health supplies and funds to DPR Korea where flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains have left hundreds of thousands of people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance in northern provinces
- COVID-19 NEPAL: PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLAN (NPRP)
The Nepal Preparedness and Response Plan (NPRP) lays out the preparedness actions and key response activities to be undertaken in Nepal, based on the trends and developments of the global COVID-19 pandemic The plan outlines two levels of interventions; one that is the preparedness that should take place at the earliest possible and that constitutes an investment in Nepal’s health systems
- Earthquakes - World Health Organization (WHO)
Earthquakes can strike suddenly and without warning An earthquake is a violent and abrupt shaking of the ground, caused by movement between tectonic plates along a fault line in the earth’s crust Earthquakes can result in the ground shaking, soil liquefaction, landslides, fissures, avalanches, fires and tsunamis The extent of destruction and harm caused by an earthquake depends on
- Tsunamis - World Health Organization (WHO)
Drowning is the most significant cause of death due to tsunamis Injuries from debris account for many of the health care needs in the immediate aftermath of the disaster Falling structures and waters full of swirling debris can inflict crush injuries, fractures, and a variety of open and closed wounds The risk of communicable diseases depends on the size, health status and living conditions
- Papua New Guinea is the first country in the Western Pacific to . . .
The hazard-prone country is regularly exposed to earthquakes, tsunami, volcanic eruptions, and landslides From 2010−2021, over 200,000 displacements associated with 47 disaster events were recorded across Papua New Guinea
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