Global Disaster Preparedness Center
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National Societies are increasingly requesting technical assistance and guidance to develop, mainstream and institutionalize CTP preparedness. The majority of National Societies have already established general preparedness and contingency plans. Act...
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This fact sheet is based on: 1) Recommendations captured in the environmental assessment after the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement response to the 2016 Sierra Leone Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic. 2) Learnings from environmental mainstreaming in hu...
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The spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) is having wide-reaching impacts, and people affected by mental health conditions face unique challenges during this time. Even those without history of mental health conditions may feel heightened levels of stress...
Uganda Red Cross Society with the support from Netherlands Red Cross is implementing an Innovative Approaches in Response Preparedness (IARP) project for a period of 5 years (2018 – 2022). This will be achieved through three project components- est...
Take immediate action for air pollution by industrial hazardous odor in Bangladesh Mohammad Ariful Islam (Volunteer), Dhaka, November 19, 2019 “The odor or smell is caused by any substance in the air, the smell we get. The odor may be pleasing ...
What is Vicarious Trauma? GoodTherapy defines vicarious trauma as “indirect exposure to a traumatic event through firsthand account or narrative of that event.” While emergency responders, healthcare workers, and people in law enforcement are at ...
Facing and enduring a natural disaster such as a hurricane, flood, or tornado can be a frightening and challenging experience. It’s also a fact of life for most people who live in the Southeast United States. During times of disaster, it’s import...
Bad Statistic A bad statistic refers to the misuse of either useful or un-useful numerical data. The information provided to the reader misleads the reader in case he has no much information about the statistics. The reliability of statistics is cruc...
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OFB-EZ (Open for Business-EZ) is a free business continuity tool designed to help even the smallest businesses focus on planning for any type of business interruption, so they can quickly re-open and resume operations following a disaster. With its ...