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This is a preliminary list of important references. SATELLIFE will continue to update this list for health care and disaster workers. 29 Dec 2004 |
Treatment Guidelines
Dengue Fever and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever |
http://www.whoban.org/communicable_dis_dengue.html | |
Malaria |
http://www.whoban.org/communicable_dis_malaria.html | |
Cholera |
http://www.doh.gov.za/issues/cholera/guidelines.html | |
| Diarrhoeal Disease | http://www.who.int/topics/cholera/publications/en/critical_steps_en.pdf | |
| Measles | http://www.who.int/emc-documents/measles/docs/whocdscsrisr991.pdf |
Articles/Manuals Available on-line
The Sphere Project: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response, Minimum Standards in Health Services; Minimum Standards in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. 2004 Revised Edition http://www.sphereproject.org/handbook/index.htm
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WHO. Technical Guidelines for Health Action in Crises. http://www.who.int/hac/techguidance/en// - Public Health Topics. http://www.who.int/hac/techguidance/pht/en/
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Amer Jabry, Helping Children in Disasters. Plan International, UK. http://www.plan-uk.org/action/childrenindisasters/
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WHO. Flooding and communicable diseases fact sheet. http://www.who.int/hac/techguidance/ems/flood_cds/en/print.html
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Gary J. Smith. Floods: An environmental health practitioner's emergency management guide. National Environmental Health Forum Monographs. Counter Disaster Series No. 1, 1999. http://150.101.16.49/pehs/publications/monograph-floods.pdf
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Morgan O. Infectious disease risks from dead bodies following natural disasters. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2004;15(5): 307–12. http://publications.paho.org/english/dead_bodies.pdf
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David Werner. Where there is no doctor http://www.healthwrights.org/books/WTINDonline.htm
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WHO (1998), The New Emergency Health Kit 1998. World Health Organisation. Geneva. http://www.who.int/medicines/library/par/new-emergency-health-kit/nehk98_en.pdf
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UNHCR/WHO (1996), Guidelines for Drug Donations. World Health Organisation and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Geneva. http://www.who.int/medicines/library/par/who-edm-par-1999-4/who-edm-par-99-4.pdf
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WHO/PAHO (2001), Health Library for Disasters (CD-ROM). World Health Organisation/Pan-American Health Organization. Geneva. http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PED/about-vdl.htm
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WHO (2002), Guidelines for the Collection of Clinical Specimens During Field Investigation of Outbreaks. World Health Organisation. Geneva. http://www.who.int/emc-documents/surveillance/docs/whocdscsredc2004.pdf
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UNHCR (1999), Handbook for Emergencies. Second Edition. UNHCR. Geneva. http://www.unhcr.ch/ http://www.aidworkers.net/resources/unhcr-handbook.html
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Lacarin, CJ and Reed, RA (1999), Emergency Vector Control Using Chemicals. WEDEC, Loughborough, UK. http://wedc.lboro.ac.uk/publications/pdfs/evc/evc-2nd%20ed.pdf
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Rollback Malaria (RBM) Complex Emergencies Network. Outline Strategy For Malaria Control In Complex Emergencies http://www.doh.gov.za/issues/malaria/red_reference/epidemics/epi5.pdf |
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