Abstract Objectives We investigated the short-term impact of Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest typhoons ever to make landfall, on the pattern of admissions in two hospitals in Eastern Visayas, the...
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Impact of the 2013 Floods on the Incidence of Malaria in Almanagil Locality, Gezira State, Sudan
Yasir Elfatih Abdelrahim Elsanousim, Abbas Suleiman Elmahi, Irene Pereira, Michel Debacker ABSTRACT Background: Heavy rain hit Sudan in August 2013 with subsequent flash floods in different parts of...
Health Consequences of Typhoon Haiyan in the Eastern Visayas Region Using a Syndromic Surveillance Database
Abstract Introduction: Typhoon Haiyan was the strongest storm recorded in Philippine history. Surveillance in Post Extreme Emergencies and Disasters (SPEED) was activated during the typhoon response...
Survivors’ Solidarity and Attachment in the Immediate Aftermath of the Typhoon Haiyan (Philippines)
Introduction: Anti-social behavior and self-preservation are often assumed to be normal responses to threats and disasters; on the contrary, decades of research and empirical studies in social...
Laboratory Diagnosis for Outbreak-Prone Infectious Diseases after Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), Philippines
AUTHORS Mariko Saito-Obata, Mayuko Saito, Titus Tan, Inez Andrea P. Medado, Clyde Dapat, Michiko Okamoto, Raita Tamaki, Rowena C. Capistrano, Edelwisa Segubre-Mercado, Socorro P. Lupisan, Hitoshi...
Immediate Needs and Concerns among Pregnant Women During and after Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)
AUTHORS Mari Sato Yasuka Nakamura Fumi Atogami Ribeka Horiguchi Raita Tamaki Toyoko Yoshizawa Hitoshi Oshitani ABSTRACT Introduction: Pregnant and postpartum women are especially vulnerable to...
Foreign Medical Teams in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan 2013 – Who Were They, When Did They Arrive and What Did They Do?
AUTHORS Kim Brolin Omar Hawajri Johan von Schreeb ABSTRACT Background: Foreign medical teams (FMT) are international medical teams sent to provide assistance in the aftermath of a disaster. In the...
The Human Impact of Floods: a Historical Review of Events 1980-2009 and Systematic Literature Review
Background. Floods are the most common natural disaster and the leading cause of natural disaster fatalities worldwide. Risk of catastrophic losses due to flooding is significant given deforestation...
The Effects of Flooding on Mental Health: Outcomes and Recommendations from a Review of the Literature
Introduction While most people who are involved in disasters recover with the support of their families, friends and colleagues, the effects on some people’s health, relationships and welfare can be...