PAHO has announced the publication of "Solid Waste Management in
Disaster Situations". The book "is directed to environmental health
technicians, health professionals and other in charge of maintaining
basic health services". The book, the first in a series, can be
downloaded (in Spanish) by going to www.paho.org/disasters and clicking
on Publications Catalogue.
Environmental sanitation is an often overlooked, but critical set of
disaster-environmental issues following a disaster or crisis.
Kelly
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