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Bookmark or Share- Climate change - World Health Organization (WHO)Overview. Climate change presents a fundamental threat to human health. It affects the physical environment as well as all aspects of both natural and human systems – including social and economic conditions and the functioning of health systems.
- Tsunamis - World Health Organization (WHO)Tsunamis are giant waves that are produced when a large volume of water is displaced in an ocean or large lake by an earthquake, volcanic eruption, underwater landslide or meteorite. Between 1998-2017, tsunamis caused more than 250 000 deaths [KC1] globally, including more than 227 000 deaths due to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004.
- Philippine emergency medical teams respond to Taal Volcano eruptionThe Philippine Emergency Medical Assistance Team (PEMAT), led and coordinated by the Department of Health with support from the World Health Organization, answered the call to augment the health response during the Taal Volcano eruption. Emergency medical teams from the Dr Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium (DJNRMHS) in Caloocan City in Metro Manila and the Jose B. Lingad ...
- Wildfires - World Health Organization (WHO)Wildfires that burn near populated areas can have significant impact on the environment, property, livestock and human mortality and morbidity depending on the size, speed and proximity to the fire, and whether the population has advanced warning to evacuate.
- Volcanic eruptions - World Health Organization (WHO)Volcanic activities and wildfires affected 6.2 million people and caused nearly 2400 deaths between 1998-2017. There are different types of volcanic eruptive events, including: pyroclastic explosions, with is fast-moving hot gas and volcanic matter; hot ash releases; lava flows; gas emissions; glowing avalanches, when gas and ashes release.
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