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The latest health news and alerts from around the world
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21 February 2013
Trauma is almost always a surprise. No matter how resilient we think we are and no matter how much field experience we have, there is a distinct possibility that we will one day be faced with an experience that we cannot cope with. If they are lucky…
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New Information and Guidance: Hurricanes, Typhoons & Cyclones
21 February 2013
We have just published a new information and guidance resource on tropical cyclones. This is aimed at those working or volunteering internationally and those with management responsibilities for staff and volunteers working in areas prone to tropical…
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Solomon Islands: Earthquake & Tsunami
15 February 2013
An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 on the Richter scale struck the Solomon Islands archipelago in the early afternoon on February 6th 2013. The epicentre was located off the coast of the Santa Cruz islands, Temotu province in the south east of the…
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15 February 2013
The World Health Organisation has reported that 94 measles outbreaks have occurred in Pakistan during the first 3 weeks of January 2013. There has been a steady increase in the number of measles cases and 103 children have died from measles throughou…
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New carbon monoxide poisoning information & guidance
15 February 2013
We have just published a new information and guidance resource on carbon monoxide poisoning. This is particularly aimed at those working or volunteering internationally and their families. Please click on the resource under the ‘Related information'…
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Polio in sewage samples in Egypt
07 February 2013
Polio virus has been detected in two samples of sewage in Egypt’s capital, Cairo, during routine surveillance. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has stated that the strain of the virus found in the districts of Al Haggana (Nasr City) and Al Salam i…
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Trustee helps Britons from Algeria hostage
07 February 2013
Sarah Davidson, a trustee of InterHealth, was part of a Red Cross team which helped Britons caught up in the recent Algeria hostage crisis. A recent blog posting by the British Red Cross reports on what happened: “A British Red Cross psychosocial s…
