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Tropical Cyclones - World Health Organization (WHO) Tropical cyclones, also known as typhoons or hurricanes, are among the most destructive weather phenomena They are intense circular storms that originate over warm tropical oceans, and have maximum sustained wind speeds exceeding 119 kilometres per hour and heavy r
WHO and partners respond to recent tropical storms, typhoons and . . . In early September 2024, Typhoon Yagi impacted several countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region, leaving a trail of destruction with its intense rainfall and powerful winds, subsequent flooding and landslides In the Philippines, the powerful typhoon was even followed by other typhoons, placing considerable pressure on local communities and the Government’s
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 significant impact on the health system, damaging health facilities, disrupting health care services, resulting in lost medical supplies, and interrupting
Building resilience through multisectoral approach: Vanuatu completes . . . In the past decade alone, the country has experienced major events including Tropical Cyclone Pam (2015), Tropical Cyclone Harold (2020), Tropical Cyclones Judy and Kevin (2023), outbreaks of influenza and leptospirosis in 2024, and most recently, a magnitude 7 3 earthquake near Port Vila in December 2024, which caused severe damage and loss of
Preparedness for cyclones, tropical storms, tornadoes, floods and . . . Overview The WHO health advisory provides guidance to countries on adapting all existing preparedness and response plans and procedures for natural hazards such as cyclones, tropical storms, tornadoes, floods, earthquakes and potential outbreaks of other diseases to their existing COVID-19 strategic preparedness and response plans
Start of the cyclone season in the South Pacific: Tips on how to prepare The upcoming season projects higher risk of impact from a tropical cyclone near the Coral Sea, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands However, according to NIWA, between three to four severe tropical cyclones reaching category three or higher may occur anywhere across the Region
Providing essential NCD medicines during cyclone Mocha health emergency . . . This cyclone brought heavy rains, floodings, and winds across the coast of Rakhine state and headed northeast to Chin, Magway, Sagaing and Kachin According to Cyclone Mocha Flash Appeal 2023, the cyclone and flooding that followed hit the area of high preexisting vulnerability, with large numbers of people displaced, returned, stateless and
Mobile clinics improve health monitoring and response during cyclones . . . Madagascar's response to the cyclone underscores the critical role of collective action in addressing health emergencies By providing essential training and information on health risks to communities and healthcare facilities, focusing on their role in prevention and response, the capacity to effectively respond to the cyclone was enhanced
Epidemics that didn’t happen: Leptospirosis in Vanuatu Cyclone Kevin was particularly damaging to the country’s health system “The twin cyclones damaged many health facilities across the capital and across the country Damage to roofing led to broken medical equipment and soiled stockpiles of essential medicines,” said Dr Philippe Guyant, a medical officer at the World Health Organization