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Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases Dashboard by CSSE at JHU

WebThe Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA, developed an interactive dashboard to visualise and track reported …

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Satellite applications: e-health UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal

WebSatellites are playing an increasing role in the support of health and welfare on Earth. In the first of a series of bulletins looking at the range of satellite applications, this brief note …

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UN/WHO International Conference on Space and Global Health

WebThe United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development are co-organizing, in …

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Sudanese Ministry of Health UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal

WebThe Ministry of Health is focusing on the provision of equitable and quality health services that meet the Sudanese people’s expectations and needs, promote their health, improve …

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Risks and Disasters UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal

WebDisaster Risk Management. According to UNDRR, disaster-risk management is the systematic process of using administrative directives, organizations, and operational …

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17th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine

WebCurrent issues in disaster and emergency health will form the mainstay of the Congress. The issues will be addressed through challenging keynote addresses by world leaders in …

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Epidemic UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal

WebAn epidemic is defined as the occurrence of an illness or health-related event that is unusually large or unexpected. Epidemics are commonly caused by a disease of …

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Hazard UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal

WebA dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods …

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Flood UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal

WebA simple definition of flooding is: water where it is not wanted. Another, more comprehensive definition of a flood is: A general and temporary condition of partial or complete …

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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

WebThe Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction was developed to guide efforts on disaster risk reduction in the period between 2015 and 2030. The framework was …

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Data Application of the Month: Vegetation Indices

WebVegetation Condition Index - VCI. This index was first suggested by Kogan (1995 and 1997). It shows, effectively, how close the current month’s NDVI is to the minimum NDVI …

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Information Management for Disaster Management

WebA disaster manifests itself through its impacts and effects: it provokes injuries or fatalities; it affects the livelihoods of people in rural communities or in urban areas; it triggers …

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Disaster Risk Management UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal

WebThe four Priority Areas are: Priority 1: Understanding disaster risk. Priority 2: Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk. Priority 3: Investing in disaster risk …

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In Detail: Agriculture Drought Monitoring and Hazard

WebDroughts make considerable effects on agricultural and agro-pastoral areas due to their substantial dependency on rainfall. Agricultural drought monitoring is very important to …

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Kenya Ministry of Health (MOH) UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal

WebThe functions of the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Kenya include Health Policy, Sanitation Policy, Preventive and Promotive Health Services, HIV/AIDS Programme and other …

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World Medical & Health Policy

WebThe Rise of Web 2.0 and Mapping Concurrent with this shift of emphasis from the role of IT in state-led disaster response is the growing significance of what is often referred to as

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El Salvador Ministry of Public Health (MINSAL)

WebThe Government of El Salvador has established the Ministry of Public Health (Ministerio de Salud Pública - MINSAL) with the goal of ensuring public health of the citizens of the …

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Ecuadoran Ministry of Public Health (MISPA) UN-SPIDER …

WebThe Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador is the national health authority; therefore it exercises the steering, regulation, planning, management, coordination and control of the …

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El Salvador Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

WebThe Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of El Salvador (Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería - MAG) governs all activities carried out by the State in regard to agriculture …

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