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Tropical Cyclones - World Health Organization (WHO)
The health impacts of tropical cyclones depend on the number of people living in low-lying coastal areas in the storm’s direct path, the built environment including building design, and whether there is sufficient time for warning and evacuation. Tropical cyclones, may directly and indirectly affect health in many ways, for example by: increasing cases of drowning and other physical trauma ...
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Cyclone Ditwah 2025 - World Health Organization (WHO)
Cyclonic Storm Ditwah made landfall on Sri Lanka’s eastern coast on 28 November 2025, leaving a major humanitarian crisis in its wake. More than 1.4 million people have been affected across all 25 districts. As of 2 December, authorities have confirmed 410 deaths, with 336 people still reported missing. Nearly 233 000 people have been displaced as homes and key infrastructure suffered ...
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Start of the cyclone season in the South Pacific: Tips on how to prepare
The combined impact of increased cyclone intensity, rising sea levels and increased heavy rainfalls can be devastating for PICs, in which most of the population live in coastal areas vulnerable to sea level rise, storm surges and flooding.
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Mobile clinics improve health monitoring and response during cyclones ...
Madagascar's response to the cyclone underscores the critical role of collective action in addressing health emergencies. By providing essential training and information on health risks to communities and healthcare facilities, focusing on their role in prevention and response, the capacity to effectively respond to the cyclone was enhanced ...
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Cyclone Winston 2016 - World Health Organization (WHO)
The most powerful cyclone ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere ravaged Fiji on 20–21 February 2016, leaving 44 dead, nearly 130 injured and 45 hospitalized. The cyclone had a significant impact on the health system, damaging health facilities, disrupting health care services, resulting in lost medical supplies, and interrupting telecommunications, road and sea transportation, and water ...
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Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Typhoon Haiyan, known as Typhoon Yolanda, devasted portions of South Est Asia, particularly the Philippines in early November 2013. This feature shows how WHO match the health needs of the communities with incoming assistance.
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Tropical cyclone Gita - World Health Organization (WHO)
Tropical cyclone Gita In early February 2018, Tropical Cyclone Gita, a Category 4 storm with winds of more than 275 kilometres per hour, ravaged the Pacific. As the country most affected by the cyclone, Tonga was the focus of WHO's support. From 12 to 13 February, the storm ravaged the main island of Tongatapu and nearby 'Eua.
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Providing essential NCD medicines during cyclone Mocha health emergency ...
Health facilities in cyclone affected areas including those from displaced camps, particularly those in capital of Rakhine state, were damaged, disrupting both the health service delivery and medicine supply chain. Health services in Rakhine state were able to resume only 3 days after the cyclone. Support oral diabetes medication to the patient.
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Floods - World Health Organization (WHO)
Floods are the most frequent type of natural disaster and occur when an overflow of water submerges land that is usually dry. Floods are often caused by heavy rainfall, rapid snowmelt or a storm surge from a tropical cyclone or tsunami in coastal areas. Floods can cause widespread devastation, resulting in loss of life and damages to personal property and critical public health infrastructure ...
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Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluation of the Response to Cyclone Idai in ...
Purpose, scope and users of this Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluation 1. Purpose and scope: This Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluation (IAHE) provides an independent assessment of the collective humanitarian response to communities impacted by Cyclone Idai in Mozambique. The IAHE primary focused on the scale-up activation period during 22 March through 30 June 2019. The terms of reference (TOR ...