Floods - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jan 30, 2024 · Floods are the most frequent type of natural disaster and occur when an overflow of water submerges land that is usually dry. Floods are often caused by heavy rainfall, rapid …
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Jul 12, 2025 · The United Nations agency working to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable.
Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children
GENEVA/NEW YORK, 21 November 2023 Pregnant women, babies and children face extreme health risks from climate catastrophes that warrant urgent attention, according to a Call for …
A study on the public health and socioeconomic impact of …
Apr 6, 2020 · The presence of substandard and falsified medical products in countries and their use by patients threatens to undermine progress towards meeting the Sustainable …
Multi-country outbreak of cholera, external situation report #26
May 22, 2025 · Conflict, mass displacement, disasters from natural hazards, and climate change have intensified outbreaks, particularly in rural and flood-affected areas, where poor …
Hospital emergency response checklist An all-hazards tool for hospital administrators and emergency managers
Malaria - Pakistan - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 17, 2022 · From January through August 2022, more than 3.4 million suspected cases of malaria were reported in Pakistan compared with the 2.6 million suspected cases reported in …
Cholera - Angola - World Health Organization (WHO)
Flood-prone provinces like Bengo face a heightened risk of further spread as the season progresses. Angola shares borders with the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, both …
Climate change - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 12, 2023 · WHO fact sheet on climate change and health: provides key facts, patterns of infection, measuring health effects and WHO response.
Water Sanitation and Health
In Sri Lanka, risks will increase when brackish water is washed out by monsoon rains and the floods recede: An. culicifacies will start breeding in the remaining pools. In Myanmar and in …