Health effects of natural disasters

Natural disasters, armed conflict, and public health.

Natural Disasters

Public health implications of complex emergencies and natural disasters

Background During the last decade, conflict or natural disasters have displaced unprecedented numbers of persons. This leads to conditions prone to outbreaks that imperil the health of displaced persons and threaten global health security. Past literature has minimally examined the association of communicable disease outbreaks with complex emergencies (CEs) and natural disasters (NDs). Method...

Military and Public Health Aspects of Natural Disasters

Managing Impact of Natural Disasters : Some Mental Health Issues

The earthquake and tsunami waves that caused widespread death and destruction in much of Asia and other parts of the World on the tragic Sunday (26.12.04) has highlighted the immense human suffering that goes with massive disasters. This editorial is penned as a grim remainder for us to look at the disasters from the mental health perspective and device short and long term plans to understand, ...