Informes

Highlights Epidemiological week no. 18 (28 Apr to 4 May 2013) • Measles: This week a total of 91 alerts investigated. 425 measles cases were reporting from 23 dis‐ tricts. Vitamin‐A drops provided to all the suspects and…

Highlights Epidemiological week no. 17 (21 to 27 Apr, 2013) • Measles: This week a total of 51 alerts investigated, responding and monitoring 8 outbreaks. 412 measles cases were reporting from 23 districts. Vitamin‐A drops provided to all…

Highlights Epidemiological week no. 16 (14 to 20 Apr, 2013) • Measles: This week a total of 29 alertsinvestigated,responding and monitoring 4 outbreaks. 131 mea‐ sles cases were reporting from 17 districts. Vitamin‐A drops provided to all the…

Natural disasters can quickly wipe out a community’s homes, crops, livestock, and businesses. In the aftermath, affected populations often need money—accessed through savings or loans—to rebuild their lives and livelihoods. In many disaster-prone countries, however, getting…

DHAKA, 22 April 2013 (IRIN) - Ongoing political instability in Bangladesh is undermining disaster preparedness efforts, experts warn. From January to April 2013, opposition parties have enforced 18 nationwide strikes throughout Bangladesh, with even more enforced…

19.04.2013 - Japan is lending its support to the UPU in establishing a global disaster risk reduction and management policy for the postal sector. Shigeki Suzuki, director general of the postal services policy department at the Japanese…

ISLAMABAD (AlertNet) – Pakistan’s government has boosted the funding of a state institution that researches the impacts of climate change, and granted it autonomy, in an effort to increase the quality of its recommendations on climate…

By Leonard T. Pineda I ILOILO CITY, April 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Pag-asa ((Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration) are urging local government units (LGUs) to have their own…

Highlights Epidemiological week no. 15 (7 to 13 Apr, 2013) • Measles: This week a total of 41 alerts investigated, responding and monitoring to 3 outbreaks. 213 measles cases from 22 districts, while 7 deaths reported from 2…

Preamble 1.1 Context Due to geo-physical conditions, climatic extremes, and high degrees of exposure and vulnerability, Pakistan is a disaster-prone country. A range of hydrometeorological, geo-physical and biological hazards including avalanches, cyclones and storms, droughts, floods, glacial lake…