"WHO Representative in China, Dr Hans Troedsson (right) and Dr Fu Xijuan speak with children at a temporary settlement in Mianzhu city on 5th June, 2008."
An 8 magnitude earthquake struck 92km (57 miles) north-west of Sichuan's provincial capital, Chengdu, at 2:28 PM (0628 GMT) 12 May 2008.
The quake and the aftershocks were also felt in other provinces (Yunan, Hainan, Shanghai, Henan, Hebei, and even Beijing).
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废墟和固体废弃物的初步处理
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Technical information note by the country offices of WHO and UNEP in Beijing on Asbestos - hazards and safe practices for clean up after earthquake
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Communicable disease risk assessment and interventions - Sichuan earthquake: the People's Republic of China
http://www.who.int/diseasecontrol_emergencies/assessment_china/en/index.html
Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response, WHO/WPRO
http://www.wpro.who.int/sites/csr/overview.htm
Disease control in humanitarian emergencies (DCE), WHO/HQ
http://www.who.int/diseasecontrol_emergencies/en/
Health Action in Crises (HAC), WHO/HQ
http://www.who.int/hac/en/
Avian and Pandemic Influenza
http://www.who.int/topics/avian_influenza/en/
Pandemic influenza preparedness and mitigation in refugee and displaced populations. Second edition May 2008.
http://www.who.int/diseasecontrol_emergencies/WHO_HSE_EPR_DCE_2008_3web.pdf
Child health in emergencies
http://www.who.int/child_adolescent_health/documents/emergencies/en/index.html
Acute respiratory tract infections in children
http://www.who.int/fch/depts/cah/resp_infections/en/
IMCI Chart Booklet
http://www.who.int/child_adolescent_health/documents/IMCI_chartbooklet/en/index.html
IMCI Documents
http://www.who.int/child_adolescent_health/documents/imci/en/index.html
Diarrhoeal diseases
Cholera outbreak: assessing the outbreak response and improving preparedness:
http://www.who.int/cholera/publications/cholera_outbreak/
First steps for managing an outbreak of acute diarrhoea:
http://www.who.int/cholera/publications/first_steps/
Guidelines for the control of shigellosis, including epidemics due to Shigella dysenteriae type 1:
http://www.who.int/topics/cholera/publications/shigellosis/
Disaster management guidelines
http://www.who.int/surgery/publications/imeesc
Drug Donations
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/1999/WHO_EDM_PAR_99.4.pdf
Environmental health in emergencies
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/hygiene/emergencies/en/
Food safety
5 keys to Safer Food
http://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/consumer/5keys/en/index.html
Foodborne disease outbreaks: Guidelines for investigation and control
http://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/foodborne_disease/fdbmanual/en/index.html
The English and Chinese versions of the INFOSAN note on Food Safety in Natural Disasters
http://www.who.int/foodsafety/fs_management/No_05_NaturalDisasters_Sept05_en.pdf
http://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/fs_management/No_05_NaturalDisasters_Sept05_ch.pdf
Safe preparation of powdered infant formula :
http://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/micro/pif2007/en/index.html
Hepatitis
Hepatitis A
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/hepatitis/whocdscsredc2007/en/
Hepatitis E
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/hepatitis/whocdscsredc200112/en/
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs280/en/
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS interventions in emergency settings: Interagency Standing Committee guidelines
www.who.int/3by5/publications/documents/iasc/en/
Leptospirosis
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/diseases/leptospirosis/en/
Malaria
http://www.who.int/malaria/
Malnutrition
Guiding principles for feeding infants and young children during emergencies
http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/guiding_principles_feedchildren_emergencies.pdf
Manual on the management of nutrition in major emergencies.
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2000/9241545208.pdf
Operational Guidance on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies
http://www.ennonline.net/ife/resources.aspx
WHO Policy on optimal feeding of infants and young children in emergencies
http://www.ennonline.net/ife/view.aspx?resid=103
WHO, UNICEF, ICRC & IFRC. Appropriate infant and young child feeding
http://www.who.int/child_adolescent_health/documents/asian_support/en/index.html
Management of dead bodies
Management of dead bodies after disaster situations: a field manual for first responders
http://www.paho.org/english/dd/ped/DeadBodiesFieldManual.pdf
Management of dead bodies in disaster situations
http://www.paho.org/english/DD/PED/DeadBodiesBook.pdf
Measles
WHO/UNICEF Joint Statement on reducing measles mortality in emergencies
http://www.unicef.org/publications/index_19531.html
Medical waste in emergencies
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/medicalwaste/emergmedwaste/en/
http://www.healthcarewaste.org/en/documents.html?id=15&suivant=16
http://www.healthcarewaste.org/en/documents.html?id=184&suivant=8
Mental health in emergencies
IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings 2007
http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/iasc/content/products/docs/Guidelines%20IASC%20Mental%20Health%20Psychosocial.pdf
Laboratory specimen collection
http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/surveillance/WHO_CDS_CSR_EDC_2000_4/en/
Travel advice
http://www.who.int/ith/en/
Food safety for travellers
http://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/consumer/travellers/en/index.html
WHO International Travel and Health 2008 http://www.who.int/ith/en/http://www.who.int/ith/en/
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis care and control in refugee and displaced populations. WHO 2007.
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2007/9789241595421_eng.pdf.
Vaccines and biologicals for emergencies
http://www.who.int/vaccines/en/emergencies3.shtml
Vector control
Malaria vector control
http://www.who.int/malaria/vectorcontrol.html
Wounds and Injuries
Guidelines for essential trauma care. WHO 2004.
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2004/9241546409.pdf
Prehospital trauma care systems. WHO 2005.
http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/publications/services/39162_oms_new.pdf
Integrated Management for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care toolkit
http://www.who.int/surgery/publications/imeesc/en/index.html
http://www.who.int/surgery/publications/BestPracticeGuidelinesonESCinDisasters.pdf
Zoonotic diseases
http://www.who.int/zoonoses/resources/en/