01/22/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: Enhancing Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance (ELRHA). Published: 1/22/2019. This 102-page document provides an overview of some of the most promising new solutions in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), and is designed to help practitioners decide which of the 30 innovations could help them solve their most pressing problems. Chapters also cover surface water drainage, cross-cutting WASH guidance, other WASH projects, and learning from challenges. (PDF)
01/10/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH). Published: 1/10/2019. This Web page, updated in January 2019, provides information about incidents and outbreaks of Ebola and Marburg, both viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF). It describes current incidents and outbreaks, including the outbreak of Ebola virus disease in North-Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); outbreaks in 2017; the West Africa outbreak 2014 to 2016; linked Ebola outbreaks and cases in other countries (2014 to 2015); and a historic map of outbreaks. (Text)
01/07/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: Council on Foreign Relations. Published: 1/7/2019. This resource, updated in January 2019, provides background information about the Ebola virus, where it has occurred, and how it is contained. It discusses how response partners have continued to struggle to control the disease, despite the use of an experimental vaccine, as a new outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2018 grew to become the second largest ever. (Text)
01/01/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] (HHS ASPR). Published: 2019. This 13-page fact sheet from TRACIE (Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange), updated in January 2019, was developed to provide answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about opioids. It addresses issues that affect regional Assistance Secretary for Preparedness and Response staff, healthcare coalitions, healthcare entities, healthcare providers, emergency managers, and public health practitioners. On October 21, 2018, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services renewed the determination that a “public health emergency” exists as a result of the opioid crisis. This type of declaration allows federal and state agencies to waive certain funding requirements, make temporary staff assignments, modify certain practices, and modify deadlines. (PDF)
12/27/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH). Published: 12/27/2018. This Web page, updated on December 27, 2018, provides documents with information on the health effects of exposure to arsine (also known as arsenic hydride) and stibine (also known as antimony hydride), the chemicals' toxicity, and material for responding to a chemical incident. It provides links to three documents: Arsine and Stibine: General Information; Arsine and Stibine: Incident Management; and Arsine and Stibine: Toxicological Overview. (PDF)
12/27/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH). Published: 12/27/2018. This Web page, updated on December 27, 2018, provides documents with information on the health effects of exposure to vinyl chloride (VC) (also known as chloroethylene), the chemical's toxicity, and material for responding to a chemical incident. It provides links to three documents: Vinyl Chloride: General Information; Vinyl Chloride: Incident Management; and Vinyl Chloride: Toxicological Overview. (PDF)
05/30/2018 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Enhancing Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance (ELRHA). Published: 5/30/2018. In response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa in 2014, Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) launched an emergency call for short-term research in August 2014. The intention was to fund robust research designed to contribute to the effectiveness of the outbreak response and to draw lessons for dealing with future outbreaks of Ebola and other communicable diseases. This 19-page document describes the key research findings and associated products or publications for each of the studies. (PDF)
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