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Volcanic eruptions - World Health Organization (WHO) Volcanic eruptions can pose multiple health threats depending on the proximity of the volcano to the community and whether there was any warning acute and chronic respiratory diseases from falling ash and breathing gases and fumes burns and traumatic injuries, such as lacerations from falling rock Ash and chemicals from the eruption can also generate risk of food and water contamination, and
Preparedness saves lives through rapid response to volcanic eruption in . . . On 15 January 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano unleashed a powerful eruption, sending an ash plume soaring to an estimated height of 57km [1] and triggering a tsunami that wiped out infrastructure across multiple islands across the Pacific island Kingdom of Tonga This devastating event, the largest eruption Tonga had experienced in 30 years, could be heard and felt hundreds of
Rapid and comprehensive volcano eruption response amid a pandemic On 8 April 2021, volcanic activity from the La Soufriere volcano on the main island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rapidly increased A same-day evacuation order was issued by the Prime Minister and the following day, on 9 April, the volcano erupted Ash and gas impacted basic services (water, transport, and communications) and many health facilities were evacuated There was a surge in
WHO supports whole-of-UN response to volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga The World Health Organization (WHO) is closely coordinating with other United Nations agencies and partners to support the response to the recent volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga, including acting as a central channel of information in the face of continued telecommunications outages The Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted at approximately 5:30pm local time on 15 January, spewing
WHO SEAR 23rd Epidemiological Bulletin 2024 This epidemiological bulletin aims to provide the situation of key infectious diseases in the WHO South-East Asia region to inform risk assessments and responses The bulletin uses information from publicly available sources and will be published every two weeks Key highlights of the bulletin are • Indonesia: Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki Volcano eruption • Sri Lanka: Measles • Myanmar
Tsunamis - World Health Organization (WHO) Tsunamis are giant waves that are produced when a large volume of water is displaced in an ocean or large lake by an earthquake, volcanic eruption, underwater landslide or meteorite Between 1998-2017, tsunamis caused more than 250 000 deaths globally, including more than 227 000 deaths due to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004
Earthquakes - World Health Organization (WHO) Earthquakes can strike suddenly and without warning An earthquake is a violent and abrupt shaking of the ground, caused by movement between tectonic plates along a fault line in the earth’s crust Earthquakes can result in the ground shaking, soil liquefaction, landslides, fissures, avalanches, fires and tsunamis The extent of destruction and harm caused by an earthquake depends on
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Report #80 Partner Coordination on the Taal volcano eruption and related displacements In the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical that evacuees are adequately protected and can practice ph Updates from UNICEF
Public health milestones through the years A timeline of key public health milestones, created for the occasion of the World Health Organization’s 75th anniversary, serves as a reminder of some of the most memorable successes and how these have contributed to improved health across the world
Strengthening NCD integration in humanitarian emergencies Recent humanitarian emergencies, and the COVID-19 pandemic, have highlighted the lack of health system readiness to meet the needs of people living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) during periods of service disruption