Tropical Cyclones - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 1, 2019 · The health impacts of tropical cyclones depend on the number of people living in low-lying coastal areas in the storm’s direct path, the built environment including building …
Start of the cyclone season in the South Pacific: Tips on how to …
Oct 16, 2024 · The combined impact of increased cyclone intensity, rising sea levels and increased heavy rainfalls can be devastating for PICs, in which most of the population live in …
Dec 10, 2020 · Purpose, scope and users of this Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluation 1. Purpose and scope: This Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluation (IAHE) provides an …
Tropical cyclone Gita - World Health Organization (WHO)
Tropical cyclone Gita In early February 2018, Tropical Cyclone Gita, a Category 4 storm with winds of more than 275 kilometres per hour, ravaged the Pacific. As the country most affected …
Cyclone Winston 2016 - World Health Organization (WHO)
The most powerful cyclone ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere ravaged Fiji on 20–21 February 2016, leaving 44 dead, nearly 130 injured and 45 hospitalized. The cyclone had a …
Epidemics that didn’t happen: Leptospirosis in Vanuatu
Jun 25, 2024 · Between March 1 and 3, 2023, two severe tropical cyclones, Cyclone Judy and Cyclone Kevin, made landfall in Vanuatu. The cyclones devastated homes and critical …
WHO responding to Cyclone MOCHA
Jun 12, 2023 · On 14 May 2023, an extremely severe Cyclone Mocha crossed the coast between Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh and Rakhine State in Myanmar with the wind estimated as high as …
Providing essential NCD medicines during cyclone Mocha health …
Nov 28, 2024 · Health facilities in cyclone affected areas including those from displaced camps, particularly those in capital of Rakhine state, were damaged, disrupting both the health service …
Treating psychological distress after Cyclone Winston
Apr 14, 2016 · The widespread destruction left by Tropical Cyclone Winston is evident in Fiji, but less visible is the psychological and emotional trauma inflicted by the category 5 storm that …
WHO supports Fiji in restoring health facilities after Cyclone Winston
Mar 10, 2016 · The World Health Organization continues to support the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MOHMS) in the health response to Cyclone Winston by strengthening the …