The Mother and Child Health and Education Trust
Our Sites
Connect with us
Twitter
YouTubeContact
Hong Kong registered charity no 91/10374
|
ReliefWeb
ReliefWeb is your source for timely, reliable and relevant humanitarian information and analysis. Our goal is to help you make sense of humanitarian crises worldwide.More...
AlertNet
Provides news and communications services to international disaster relief organisations and the public. From the Reuters Foundation.More...
Google Public Alerts
Information on a natural disaster or other emergency anywhere in the world via Google Maps. It aims to keep you informed of emergency alerts for floods, tornadoes, winter storms, and other dangers that may be headed your way. – More...
OneResponse
OneResponse is a collaborative inter-agency website designed to enhance humanitarian coordination within the cluster approach, and support the predictable exchange of information in emergencies at the country level. – More...
WHO Global Alert and Response (GAR)
WHO tracks the evolving infectious disease situation, sound the alarm when needed, share expertise, and mount response needed to protect populations from the consequences of epidemics, whatever and wherever might be their origin. – More...
UNICEF in Emergencies
Though emergencies grow increasingly complex, their impacts ever more devastating, UNICEF remains dedicated to providing life-saving assistance to children affected by disasters, and to protecting their rights in any circumstances, no matter how difficult.
Facts for Life: Emergencies: preparedness and response
Emergencies such as conflicts, disasters or epidemics, expose families to risks that make them especially vulnerable to disease, malnutrition and violence.More...
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
An international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, healthcare exclusion and natural or man-made disasters. – More...
Essential Health Links
This resource provides more than 750 useful websites for health professionals, medical library communities, publishers, and NGOs in developing and emerging countries.More...
World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine
The World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine is a non-operational, non-governmental, multidisciplinary organization whose mission is the global improvement of prehospital and emergency health care, public health, & disaster health and preparedness.
Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies
INEE is an open, global network of practitioners and policy makers working together to ensure all persons the right to quality education and a safe learning environment in emergencies and post-crisis recovery. – More...
Emergency Nutrition Network
ENN has developed programming, production of training materials and policy guidance on Infant Feeding in EmergenciesMore...
Operational Guidance on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies
Provides concise, practical (but non technical) guidance on how to ensure appropriate infant and young child feeding in emergencies. Available in 13 languages.More ...
Disaster Apps and Mobile Optimized Web Pages
From the National Library of Medicine Disaster Information Research Center. This list of links to apps and mobile Web sites provides a comprehensive array of tools to rely on in preparing for and responding to disasters. – More...
Virtual 10-Step Approach to Service Continuity Planning
This class is one of three primary components of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Emergency Preparedness & Response Plan. While the focus of the class is on enabling libraries to maintain their information services to their patrons.... – More...
Social Media Tracks Disease Spread
Analysis of social media and internet news reports can enable researchers to track a disease outbreak faster than conventional medical notifications. Fast and accurate tools are needed to help avoid such national and international epidemics.
Winter Survival Kit
The Winter Survival Kit app can be as critical as a physical winter survival kit if you find yourself stuck or stranded in severe winter weather conditions. This app will help you find your current location, call 911, notify your friends and family, calculate.... – More...
The Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health
A gateway to freely available online resources related to disaster medicine and public health. Resources include expert guidelines, factsheets, websites, research reports, articles, and other tools aimed at the public health community. – More...
Haiti Relief Toolkit: Essential Knowledge and Resources for Relief Efforts
The toolkit covers the vital sectors in emergencies, including health, water and sanitation, food security, and shelter. It also covers key field activities supporting the operations.More...
Best Practice Guidelines on Emergency Surgical Care in Disaster Situations
The topics include antibiotic treatment, sterilization, waste management, laceration and wound management, amputations, upper and lower extremity injuries, and printable 'best practice protocols' for numerous emergency/disaster situations. – Download
Health Exchange: Responding to emergencies
Has the humanitarian sector come of age? What lessons can we learn from past experience? What needs to be reformed so that we can better respond to people's health needs in emergencies? – More...
Latest Earthquakes in the World
Worldwide earthquakes with M4.5+ located by USGS and Contributing Agencies. Maps are updated whenever a new earthquake has been located.More...
Disaster Relief 2.0: The Future of Information Sharing in Humanitarian Emergencies
How the humanitarian community and the emerging volunteer and technical communities worked together in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti – Download
Public Health Management of Disasters: A Pocket Guide
This pocket guide will provide a quick field resource for public health interventions in the days immediately following emergencies.Download
Raising Clean Hands
Improved water, sanitation and hygiene education helps fulfil every child's right to health and education. WASH in Schools enjoys widespread recognition for its significant role in achieving the Millennium Development Goals – Download
WASH in Schools: Monitoring Package
Safe and child-friendly water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in schools improves health, boosts education achievement, promotes gender equity and has a positive impact on communities. – Download
WASH in Schools in Emergencies
The guidebook is for people who work with children in a school setting. It does not require specialist WASH skills, knowledge or experience.Download
Minimum Standards for Education in Emergencies, Chronic Crises and ...
Wars and natural disasters deny generations the knowledge and opportunities that an education can provide. Education is not only a right, but in situations of emergencies, chronic crises and early reconstruction, – Download Handbook - Update
Children in disasters: Games and guidelines to engage youth in risk reduction
Provides guidance to Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies on effectively engaging in informal Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) educational initiativesDownload
TeachUNICEF: Emergencies
Many children face danger after a natural disaster or an emergency. The teacher resources in this collection raise students' awareness about both natural and war-related emergencies, the ensuing humanitarian response and other areas – More...
Global Health Cluster
WHO and partners work together both at the global/regional and country levels to improve the effectiveness, predictability and accountability of humanitarian health action. At the global/regional level, health partners work to strengthen their individual and – More...
Global Education Cluster
Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) - Education Cluster Strategic Plan 2011-2013 - to provide an overarching framework to better focus and support the collective action of organizations involved in education preparedness, response and recovery – More...
Medscape: Drugs, Diseases & Procedures
This comprehensive resource includes a detailed table of contents, search engine, and bibliographies.More...
Guidelines for the Prevention and Clinical Management of Snakebite in Africa
Topics include Morphological characteristics and distribution of venomous snakes, prevention of snakebite, venoms, antivenoms and treatment ancillary treatment and management at the community level. – Download
The International Day for Disaster Reduction
The International Day for Disaster Reduction is organized every year on October 13th to celebrate and raise awareness about what we can all do to reduce our risk to disasters from earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornados, etc...
Useful Links
Below is a list of useful links to non-governmental organizations, professional associations, and international organizations and agencies.
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
American Medical Association (AMA)
CARE
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)
Doctors Without Borders / Medicins Sans Frontieres
Emergency Nurses Association
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Intenational Centre for Migration and Health (ICMH)
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
International Council of Nurses (ICN)
International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)
National Library of Medicine
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)
Nepal Disaster and Emergency Medicine Center (NADEM)
NOAA Center for Tsunami Research
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Partners in Health
Regional of Office for South-East Asia (SEARO)
Relief Web
Save the Children
Save Accident Victims of Nigeria (SAVAN)
Sphere Project
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
US Agency for International Development (USAID)
US Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO Western Pacific Regional Office
People & Traditions - Tribal Preparedness for Emergencies and Disasters
Our Health
Federal Emergency Management Administration)
Build a kit, make a plan, and be informed about what might happen.
What is Emergency Management?
(St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin)
For Researchers, Health Professionals, & Educators
Disaster Behavorial Health Information for Tribal Organizations
(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, DHHS)
Provides behavorial health bibliographies focusing on working with tribal organizations.
Emergency Preparedness Education for CHRs
(Indian Health Service)
This train-the-trainer information for Community Health Representatives (CHR) will provide the resources to teach people how to prepare an emergency plan and kit.
Getting Ready in Indian Country: Emergency Preparedness and Response for Native American Cultural Resources
(Heritage Preservation)
This initiative is intended to advance emergency preparedness, stimulate new discussion, and inspire new initiatives in Indian Country, with regard to the protection of precious cultural and historic resources during disasters.
2010 Report (PDF, 49 KB)
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
(National Congress of American Indians)
Provides policy information, news and and documents.
National Training and Education Division
(Federal Emergency Management Administration)
Provide first responders with high-quality training that enhances their skills for preventing, protecting, responding to, and recovering from manmade and natural catastrophic events. Trainings can be in-person and online and several are free.
Regional Materials
(Federal Emergency Management Administration)
This site offers brochures, posters, and radio public service announcements to help individuals, families, and communities prepare for disasters. They are customized by region to reflect the diverse local conditions and cultures found in Alaska and Indian Country.
Training for Tribal Representatives
(Rural Assistance Center)
Descriptions, locations, and contact information for free training by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Tribal Teen CERT (PDF, 12.4 MB)
(National Tribal Emergency Management Council)
VERY LARGE DOCUMENT. A train-the-trainer manual on how to implement and deliver the teen CERT program in their community. This a developed cirriculumn for adolescent learners. Created in 2007.
Organizations and Programs
American Indian or Alaska Native
(National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Prepardness for Culturally Diverse Communities)
American Indian Environmental Office Tribal Portal
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
American Red Cross
National Native American EMS Association
National Tribal Emergency Management Council
Preparing American Indians and Alaska Natives
(National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Prepardness for Culturally Diverse Communities)
Tribal Emergency Mutual Aid Compact (TEMAC)
(National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Prepardness for Culturally Diverse Communities)
Tribal Information
(Federal Emergency Management Administration)
Tribal Risk and Emergency Management Association
Information About Preparedness for Everyone
American Red Cross Emergency Contact Card (PDF, 59 KB)
(American Red Cross)
Fill out this contact card with your friends and family and have on hand in case of an emergency or disater.
Disaster Preparedness and Recovery in MedlinePlus
(National Library of Medicine)
Emergency Preparedness and You
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ DHHS)
Preparing and Getting Trained
(American Red Cross)
Ready.gov
(Federal Emergency Management Administration)
Ready.gov for Kids
(Federal Emergency Management Administration)
Child Alerts
Multimedia briefings – featuring video, audio, photo essays, interactive maps and more – on UNICEF’s efforts to help children affected by conflict and natural disaster in countries in crisis.
Bolivia: Dengue Epidemic
Jan 2012 / 15 Feb 2012
Since October 2011 the incidence of dengue has increased very rapidly in all departments but Potosí and Oruro. Sixteen (16) deaths have so far been reported (PAHO, 15 Feb 2012).
Tropical Cyclone Giovanna
Feb 2012 / 14 Feb 2012
Tropical cyclone Giovanna made landfall on the eastern coast of Madagascar on 14 February as a category 4 tropical cyclone. Two deaths have been reported and important damages are expected in the districts of Brickaville and Vatomandry, on the Eastern coast (UNCT, 14 Feb 2012).
Tropical Cyclone Jasmine
Feb 2012 / 10 Feb 2012
Tropical Cyclone Jasmine (category 4) brushed Vanuatu's southern province of TAFEA on 10 February, causing minor damage mainly to agriculture and water systems. It also caused flooding in Tonga's main island of Tongatapu, leading to the evacuation of around 700 people. (OCHA, 17 Feb 2012)
Philippines: Earthquake
Feb 2012 / 06 Feb 2012
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the heavily populated island provinces of Negros and Cebu in the central Philippines, killing at least 43 people (AFP, 6 Feb 2012).
Papua New Guinea: Landslide
Jan 2012 / 24 Jan 2012
Dozens of people are feared dead, with local rescuers estimating many are still buried under the debris, after the landslide in Komo Maggarima District, in the remote Hela Province, struck in the early hours of 24 January, catching many residents off guard (IRIN, 25 Jan 2012).
Fiji: Floods
Jan 2012 / 23 Jan 2012
Fijian PM has launched a flood relief appeal to assist families affected by the flooding on the Western side of Viti Levu. 74 evacuation centers are open housing 3,463 displaced people. (Gov. of Fiji, 25 Jan 2012)
Paraguay: Drought
Jan 2012 / 17 Jan 2012
On 17 January 2012, the Paraguayan government decreed a state of food security emergency after several months of drought, with levels of precipitations significantly below historical averages. As a result of the weather conditions, some 263,800 families suffered losses in their crops (IFRC, 30 Jan 2012).
Afghanistan: Avalanches and Heavy Snowfalls
Jan 2012 / 17 Jan 2012
The death toll from heavy snowfalls and avalanches in mountainous northeastern Afghanistan has risen to at least 28. Dozens more people have been injured or are trapped in their homes under up to three metres (10 feet) of snow in remote Badakhshan province (AFP, 19 Jan 2012).
Mozambique: Storms and Floods
Jan 2012 / 15 Jan 2012
Tropical Storms Dando, a category one storm with associated winds (up to 70km/h) and moderate to heavy rainfall, hit southern Mozambique on 15 Jan 2012 and caused flooding and damage to houses and schools in the provinces of Maputo, Gaza and Inhambane. Heavy rainfall in South Africa and Swaziland caused a steady increase of water levels in the Maputo, Umbeluzi and Incomati Basins, flooding low-lying areas in Magude and Chokwe. Tropical Cyclone Funso, which is moving towards central Mozambique, may affect coastal areas of Zambezia Province. (Office of the Resident Coordinator, 20 Jan 2012)
Ecuador: Floods and Landslides
Jan 2012 / 06 Jan 2012
Heavy rains have triggered floods and landslides in the provinces of Guayas, El Oro and Esmeraldas, affecting hundreds of people (Government, 6 Jan 2012).
Serbia: Cold Wave
Jan 2012 / 06 Jan 2012
Due to strong winds that lasted for 24 hours in Kosovo followed by heavy snowfall that started late on January 6th and 7th, several municipalities have been affected by the natural disaster. The most affected municipalities are Istog, Kamenica and Peja. (IFRC, 13 Jan 2012)
Brazil: Floods and Landslides
Jan 2012 / 01 Jan 2012
The state of emergency was declared in 53 municipalities of Minas Gerais, in the south-east of Brazil, after floods and landslides killed at least 7 people (AFP, 4 Jan 2012).
Chile: Wild Fire
Dec 2011 / 30 Dec 2011
Wild Fire destroyed 8000 hectares of forest and burned 30 houses in Quillón. One person died and 500 people have been evacuated from the area. (Gov. of Chile – 01 Jan 2012). On Dec. 30 the Government of Chile declared the district of Ultima Esperanza "disaster area" as a wild fire in Torres del Paine destroyed more than 12 thousands hectares of forest (Gov. of Chile - 30th Dec 2011). Red and yellow alert have been issued for other areas of the country.
Tropical Cyclone Thane
Dec 2011 / 30 Dec 2011
Cyclone Thane made landfall near Chennai on the Tamil Nadu coast in India on 30 Dec 2011, leaving a trail of destruction and killing at least 18 people. Heavy rainfall is forecast for the next 12-24 hours. (Times of India, 30 Dec 2011)
Philippines: Floods and Landslides
Dec 2011 / 25 Dec 2011
Heavy rainfall in several regions has caused flooding and landslides since the end of December. Over 171,800 persons were affected and more than 72,000 were evacuated (Government, 30 Dec 2011).
On 5 Jan 2012, a landslide killed 42 people in Pantukan in the Compostela Valley province on Mindanao (Government, 15 Jan 2012). Government experts cite heavy rains, aggravated by unregulated gold mine tunnelling as the cause (IRIN, 12 Jan 2012).
Nepal: Cold Wave
Dec 2011 / 24 Dec 2011
Since the last week of December, the temperature in most of the areas affected by last September's earthquake has significantly dropped to close to freezing at night as well as intense snowfall in many parts of the districts. Of the total 7,746 families displaced by the earthquake across 12 districts, some 5,000 families have been suffering from extreme cold in nine districts: Taplejung, Ilam, Panchthar, Bhojpur, Sankhuwasava, Khotang, Solukhumbu, Tehrathum and Dhankuta. (IFRC, 17 Jan 2012)
Angola: Cholera Outbreak
Dec 2011 / 16 Dec 2011
More than 100 cases of cholera were registered during the first fortnight of December, in the district of Lucapa, north-eastern Lunda Norte province, claiming various lives (Government, 23 Dec 2011).
Tropical Storm Washi
Dec 2011 / 15 Dec 2011
Tropical storm Washi raked across the southern Philippines, unleashing widespread floods that killed at least 14 people. The Philippine army mobilised 20,000 soldiers to help in rescue and evacuation efforts on the large southern island of Mindanao (AFP, 17 Dec 2011)
Mexico: Earthquake
Dec 2011 / 10 Dec 2011
1,106 houses were damaged by the earthquake that struck the state of Guerrero on Dec 10, affecting 3,371 people (Government, 5 Jan 2012).
Angola: Floods
Dec 2011 / 07 Dec 2011
About 5,000 people are affected by serious flooding near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (Church World Service, 7 Dec 2011). Heavy rains have also caused destruction in the south-eastern Kuando Kubango province (Government, 12 Dec 2011).
Indonesia: Mt. Gamalama Volcano
Dec 2011 / 05 Dec 2011
On 4 Dec 2011, Mt. Gamalama erupted and spewed lava and ash on the island Ternate in eastern Indonesia. Since then, several eruptions have taken place. On 27 Dec, a flood of cold lava killed three and injured five. 2,368 people were displaced as of 15 Dec. (HOPE, 24 Dec 2011; Jakarta Post, 28 Dec 2011)