Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Understanding Liability Risks and Protections for Pediatric Providers During Disasters

03/01/2019 12:00 AM EST

Source: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Published: 3/2019. Concepts explored in this technical report will help to inform pediatric health care providers, advocates, and policymakers about the complexities of how providers are currently protected from the professional liability risks that can occur when caring for patients and families during a disaster, with a focus on areas of unappreciated liability. In a companion policy statement, recommendations are offered on how individuals, institutions, and governments can work together to strengthen the system of liability protections during disasters so that appropriate and timely care can be delivered with minimal fear of legal reprisal or confusion. (Text)

Surveillance Report: Annual Epidemiological Report for 2017: Plague

02/01/2019 12:00 AM EST

Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 2/2019. This three-page report on cases of plague is based on data for 2017 retrieved from The European Surveillance System (TESSy) on December 10, 2018. For 2017, no cases of plague were reported by European Union/European Economic Area countries. (PDF)

Surveillance Report: Annual Epidemiological Report for 2017: Crimean–Congo Haemorrhagic Fever

02/01/2019 12:00 AM EST

Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 2/2019. This three-page report on cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is based on data for 2017 retrieved from The European Surveillance System (TESSy) on December 10, 2018. For 2017, Bulgaria reported two confirmed cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. (PDF)

Community-Based Approaches to MHPSS (Mental Health and Psychosocial Support) Programmes: A Guidance Note

01/01/2019 12:00 AM EST

Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC). Published: 2019. This 13-page guidance note comprises information already available in the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in Emergency Settings, and other sources, with an aim to frame and validate what most practitioners already know from their daily practice in a short reminder. It discusses how the understanding of how community components influences people’s psychosocial response to crises is fundamental in devising effective and meaningful MHPSS programs in those circumstances. (PDF)