Tropical Cyclones - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 1, 2019 · Tropical cyclones, also known as typhoons or hurricanes, are among the most destructive weather phenomena. They are intense circular storms that originate over warm …
Tropical Cyclone Gita - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 …
Providing essential NCD medicines during cyclone Mocha health …
Nov 28, 2024 · This cyclone brought heavy rains, floodings, and winds across the coast of Rakhine state and headed northeast to Chin, Magway, Sagaing and Kachin. According to …
WHO responding to Cyclone MOCHA
Jun 12, 2023 · On 14 May 2023, an extremely severe Cyclone Mocha crossed the coast between Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh and Rakhine State in Myanmar with the wind estimated as high as …
Cyclone Winston leaves lasting aftermath - World Health …
Apr 5, 2016 · The cyclone left 44 people dead, over 125 injured, and thousands without shelter, food and safe water. The MoHMS responded quickly providing trauma care to the injured, …
Dec 10, 2020 · the HRP after Cyclone Idai made landfall: the first in April, the second in May (after Mozambique was hit by Cyclone Kenneth) and the third in August 2019. Methodology 6. The …
Start of the cyclone season in the South Pacific: Tips on how to …
Oct 16, 2024 · The upcoming season projects higher risk of impact from a tropical cyclone near the Coral Sea, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. However, according to NIWA, …
WHO supports Fiji in restoring health facilities after Cyclone Winston
Mar 10, 2016 · The World Health Organization continues to support the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MOHMS) in the health response to Cyclone Winston by strengthening the …
Evaluation of a WHO Grade 3 Emergency: The Inter-Agency …
Mar 27, 2025 · This evaluation represented the first inter-agency evaluation (IAHE) of the new scale-up mechanism of the Inter-agency Standing Committee (IASC). This was a joint …
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 …