Tropical Cyclones - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 1, 2019 · The health impacts of tropical cyclones depend on the number of people living in low-lying coastal areas in the storm’s direct path, the built environment including building …
Sri Lanka Floods and landslides – Cyclonic storm Ditwah …
4 days ago · Sri Lanka is experiencing torrential rainfall, severe flooding and landslides as the northeast monsoon intensifies, worsened by the impact of Cyclonic Storm Ditwah which made …
Start of the cyclone season in the South Pacific: Tips on how to …
Oct 16, 2024 · The combined impact of increased cyclone intensity, rising sea levels and increased heavy rainfalls can be devastating for PICs, in which most of the population live in …
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 …
WHO provides emergency funds to scale up health response in …
4 days ago · As Sri Lanka faces rapidly worsening conditions triggered by a cyclonic storm, the World Health Organization today provided US$ 175 000 as emergency funds to support …
Providing essential NCD medicines during cyclone Mocha health …
Nov 28, 2024 · Health facilities in cyclone affected areas including those from displaced camps, particularly those in capital of Rakhine state, were damaged, disrupting both the health service …
Tropical cyclone Gita - World Health Organization (WHO)
Tropical cyclone Gita In early February 2018, Tropical Cyclone Gita, a Category 4 storm with winds of more than 275 kilometres per hour, ravaged the Pacific. As the country most affected …
Dec 10, 2020 · Purpose, scope and users of this Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluation 1. Purpose and scope: This Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluation (IAHE) provides an …
Building resilience through multisectoral approach: Vanuatu …
Jun 20, 2025 · Vanuatu has today concluded its first-ever Joint External Evaluation (JEE), a process that assesses a nation’s capacity to prevent, detect, and rapidly respond to public …
Epidemics that didn’t happen: Leptospirosis in Vanuatu
Jun 25, 2024 · Between March 1 and 3, 2023, two severe tropical cyclones, Cyclone Judy and Cyclone Kevin, made landfall in Vanuatu. The cyclones devastated homes and critical …