South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami

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      Press Releases from South-East Asia Regional Office

      Tsunami recovery process focuses on long-term health capacity development (New Delhi, 24 June 2005)

      Disaster health professionals spell out an agenda for a stronger disaster response system for health (6 May 2005, Phuket, Thailand)

      Children are Vulnerable because more women died in the Tsunami (5 May 2005, Phuket, Thailand)

      Lack of Information slows Forensic identification of dead bodies (5 May 2005, Phuket, Thailand)

      Death, Disaster and Destruction: Health Lessons from the Tsunami : World Health Organization (WHO) convenes health conference with leading international experts to discuss what worked and what did not in the aftermath of the tsunami (4 May 2005, Phuket, Thailand)

      WHO assists 40,000 Pregnant Women Affected by the Tsunami  (10 February 2005, New Delhi/Geneva)

      WHO warns of increased risk of vector-borne diseases in tsunami-affected areas Scaling up of prevention activities key to prevent outbreaks (27 January, 2005, Delhi/Banda Aceh/Geneva)

      WHO warns of widespread psychological trauma among Tsunami victims (19 January 2005, New Delhi/Geneva)

      WHO Regional Director visits Sri Lanka as the country plans the reconstruction and rehabilitation of its tsunami-devastated areas (Colombo/New Delhi, 11 January 2005)

      A State of High Alert - “Disease can still inundate millions of people in the region,” Dr Samlee Plianbangchang, Regional Director for South-East Asia Regional Office warns (Bangkok,7 January 2005)

      WHO Director-General travels to Indonesia and Sri Lanka (New Delhi/Jakarta/Geneva, 4 January 2005)

      WHO: responding to health needs of Tsunami hit countries (New Delhi, 28 December 2004)

      NEWS Releases from WHO Headquarters

     Media Advisory

      WHO Conference on Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia, Hotel Hilton Arcadia Resorts, Phuket, May 4th - 6th – Press Conferences & Technical Briefings (3 May 2005, New Delhi / Phuket)

      WHO to convene a Conference of The Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia at Phuket, Thailand ((26 April 2005, New Delhi)

     The tsunami shattered the lives of more than a million people in Sri Lanka. Approximately 30 000 people were killed, and six thousand missing. Health systems broke down completely, and essential infrastructure – roads, water supply – had disappeared. With characteristic courage and resilience, however, Sri Lanka is now on the way to recovery and reconstruction. A photo feature.

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