The impact of the disease early warning system in responding to natural disasters and conflict crises in Pakistan;Effets du système d'alerte précoce pour les maladies sur la riposte aux crises entraînées par les catastrophes naturelles et les conflits au Pakistan

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Rahim, M ^a   Kazi, B M ^b   Bile, K M ^a   Munir, M ^a   Khan, A R ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOODY DIARRHEA; CRIMEAN CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; DENGUE; DIARRHEA; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EARLY INTERVENTION; EARTHQUAKE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIC; FEVER; FLACCID PARALYSIS; FLOODING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; MALARIA; MEASLES; MENINGITIS; PAKISTAN; POPULATION DISPERSAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TETANUS; WAR;

EID: 77957127857     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2010.16.supp.114     Document Type: Article

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