This study describes the sanitary intervention provided by the four professional health parties of the “Fundacion SAMU and SEMECA” sent to Bantayan Island (Philippines) after the Haiyan typhoon in 2013. This is an observational, descriptive, transversal and retrospective study to describe the profile of the 4546 attended cases performed from the 18 th of November of 2013 to the 15 th of February of 2014. The data analysis from medical records was done using SPSS 22.0. The results indicated that females were the most attended section of population (58%), and children under the age of five were the 25% of the cases. The breathing conditions were the vast majority (33%) by poor salubrity and overcrowding, followed by a wide range of pathologie...
Introduction: It is estimated that 15% of the world’s population has a disability, and disasters inc...
BACKGROUND: The human impact of the tsunami that occurred on 26 December 2004 was enormous, with Ind...
Introduction: Effective disease surveillance is vital for a successful disaster response. This study...
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Typhoon Haiyan partially destroyed the Ormoc District Hospital in the P...
We investigated the short-term impact of Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest typhoons ever to make ...
OBJECTIVES: We investigated the short-term impact of Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest typhoons e...
Background and objective: Understanding how natural disasters affect their victims is key to improve...
On 8 November 2013, Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines causing widespread loss of lives and infra...
Background and objective: Understanding how natural disasters affect their victims is key to improve...
Typhoon Haiyan -- one of the most powerful on record -- made landfall on November 8, 2013 - with sus...
This evaluation report is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2014/15, selected for...
Introduction: Typhoon Haiyan caused thousands of deaths and catastrophic destruction, leaving many h...
The Philippines suffers frequent typhoons every year hence the country is susceptible to experience ...
A cross-sectional study was carried out in camps of temporary housing facilities after the earthquak...
Abstract The Philippines has suffered from an inexhaustible number of typhoons, earthquakes, and oth...
Introduction: It is estimated that 15% of the world’s population has a disability, and disasters inc...
BACKGROUND: The human impact of the tsunami that occurred on 26 December 2004 was enormous, with Ind...
Introduction: Effective disease surveillance is vital for a successful disaster response. This study...
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Typhoon Haiyan partially destroyed the Ormoc District Hospital in the P...
We investigated the short-term impact of Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest typhoons ever to make ...
OBJECTIVES: We investigated the short-term impact of Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest typhoons e...
Background and objective: Understanding how natural disasters affect their victims is key to improve...
On 8 November 2013, Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines causing widespread loss of lives and infra...
Background and objective: Understanding how natural disasters affect their victims is key to improve...
Typhoon Haiyan -- one of the most powerful on record -- made landfall on November 8, 2013 - with sus...
This evaluation report is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2014/15, selected for...
Introduction: Typhoon Haiyan caused thousands of deaths and catastrophic destruction, leaving many h...
The Philippines suffers frequent typhoons every year hence the country is susceptible to experience ...
A cross-sectional study was carried out in camps of temporary housing facilities after the earthquak...
Abstract The Philippines has suffered from an inexhaustible number of typhoons, earthquakes, and oth...
Introduction: It is estimated that 15% of the world’s population has a disability, and disasters inc...
BACKGROUND: The human impact of the tsunami that occurred on 26 December 2004 was enormous, with Ind...
Introduction: Effective disease surveillance is vital for a successful disaster response. This study...