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Chapter 5

Divided into three main sections: Health Systems and Infrastructure; Control of Communicable Diseases; and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases. The organisation of the chapter promotes a systems approach to the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of health services during a disaster. This is the most reliable means of ensuring that priority health needs are identified and met in an efficient and effective manner. Principles such as supporting national and local health systems, coordination and standardization are stressed throughout.
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References:

International legal instruments

• The Right to the Highest Attainable Standard of Health (Article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights), CESCR General comment 14, 11 August 2000, U.N. Doc. E/C.12/2000/4. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
• Baccino-Astrada, A (1982), Manual on the Rights and Duties of Medical Personnel in Armed Conflicts. ICRC. Geneva.
• Mann, J, Gruskin, S, Grodin, M, Annas, G (eds.) (1999), Health and Human Rights: A Reader. Routledge.
• WHO (2002), 25 Questions and Answers on Health and Human Rights (via WHO webpage). Health and Human Rights Publication Series, no. 1 July 2002. World Health Organisation. (PDF file 1.03 MB)

Health Systems and Infrastructure

• Beaglehole R, Bonita R, Kjellstrom T (1993), Basic Epidemiology. World Health Organisation. Geneva. ISBN:  7 117 02324 4
• Management Sciences for Health (1997), Managing Drug Supply: The Selection, Procurement, Distribution, and Use of Pharmaceuticals (Second Edition). Bloomfield. CT: Kumarian Press Books on International Development. ISBN: 1565490479, 832pp
• Médecins Sans Frontières (2003), Clinical Guidelines. Diagnostic and Treatment Manual. 5^th Edition, Médecins Sans Frontières. Paris.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (1997), Refugee Health. An Approach to Emergency Situations. Macmillan. London. (PDF file 367 KB)
• Noji, E (ed) (1997), The Public Health Consequences of Disasters. Oxford University Press. New York. ISBN 0195095707 468 pp
• Perrin, P (1996), Handbook on War and Public Health. International Committee of the Red Cross. Geneva. 446pp
• WHO/UNHCR (1999), Guidelines for Drug Donations (via WHO website). Revised 2^nd edition, WHO/EDM/PAR/99.4, World Health Organisation and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Geneva.
• UNHCR (2001), Health, Food, and Nutrition Toolkit: Tools and Reference Materials to Manage and Evaluate Health, Food and Nutrition Programmes (via UNHCR website). United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Geneva.
• WHO/PAHO (2001), Health Library for Disasters. World Health Organisation/Pan-American Health Organisation. Geneva.
• WHO (1998), The New Emergency Health Kit 98. 2^nd edition, World Health Organisation. Geneva. 79pp. WHO/DAP/98.10
• WHO (1999), Rapid Health Assessment Protocols for Emergencies (via HELID search page). World Health Organisation. Geneva. ISBN 92 4 120878 3
• WHO (1994). Health Laboratory Facilities in Emergencies and Disaster Situations (via HELID search page). WHO Regional Publications, Eastern Mediterranean Series, World Health Organisation. Geneva. ISBN 92 9021 182 2. 168pp

Control of Communicable Diseases

• Chin, J (2000), Control of Communicable Diseases Manual (17^th Edition). American Public Health Association. Washington. DC. ISBN 0-87553-242-X
• Cook GC, Zumla AI, Weir, J. (2003), Manson’s Tropical Diseases. WB Saunders. ISBN:0702026409
• The Inter Agency Standing Committee Task Force on HIV/AIDS in Emergency Settings (IASC TF) (2003), Guidelines for HIV Interventions in Emergency Settings. Draft version 21^st June 2003, UNAIDS. Geneva (PDF file 426 KB)
• International Rescue Committee (2003), Protecting the Future: HIV Prevention, Care and Support Among Displaced and War-Affected Populations (via IRC website). Kumarian Press. Bloomfield. CT. 200pp
• UNAIDS (1996), Guidelines for HIV Interventions In Emergency Settings (via WHO webpage). UNAIDS/96.1, UNAIDS. Geneva. (PDF file 276 KB)
• WHO (1993), Guidelines for Cholera Control (via WHO webpage). World Health Organisation. Geneva. ISBN 92 4 154449 X (PDF file 2.56 MB)
• BASICS (1996) Controlling Cholera: A Checklist for Planners, BASICS (Basic Support for Institutionalizing Child Survival) programme funded by the Office of Health and Nutrition of the Bureau for Global Programs, Field Support, and Research of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Implemented by the Partnership for Child Health, Inc. (contract nos. HRN-6006-C-00-3031-00 and HRN-6006-Q-00-3032-00). (PDF file 179 KB)
• WHO (1998) PHAST Step-by-Step Guide: A Participatory Approach for the Control of Diarrhoeal Disease (via WHO website). PHAST (Participatory Hygiene & Sanitation Transformation Series). WHO/EOS/98.3 WHO Division of Operational Support. 135 p.
• WHO (2002), Guidelines for the Collection of Clinical Specimens During Field Investigation of Outbreaks (via WHO webpage). WHO/CDS/CSR/EDC/2000.4, World Health Organisation. Geneva. (PDF file 293 KB)
• WHO (1997), Immunisation in Practice. A Guide for Health Workers Who Give Vaccines. Macmillan. London. (ISBN 0-333-63095-5).
• WHO Immunization in practice (via WHO webpage). 2002 revision. Training Modules. WHO/EPI/TRAM/98.01-11.
• WHO (2006), Malaria Control in Complex Emergencies: An Inter-Agency Field Handbook. Geneva.
• WHO (1993), The Management and Prevention of Diarrhoea: Practical Guidelines. World Health Organisation. Geneva. 55 pp 3^rd Edition. ISBN 92 4 154454 6

Control of Non-Communicable Diseases

Injury

• Hayward-Karlsson, J, Jeffrey, S, Kerr, A et al. (1998), Hospitals for War-Wounded: A Practical Guide for Setting Up and Running a Surgical Hospital in an Area of Armed Conflict. International Committee of the Red Cross. Geneva. 168pp
• Médecins Sans Frontières (1989), Minor Surgical Procedures in Remote Areas. Médecins Sans Frontières. Paris.
• PAHO-OPS (1995), Establishing a Mass Casualty Management System (via HELID search page). Pan-American Health Organisation. Geneva. ISBN 92 75 12346 2. 58pp
• WHO (1991), Surgery at the District Hospital: Obstetrics. Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, and Traumatology (via HELID search page). World Health Organisation. Geneva.
• WHO (2003) Surgical Care at the District Hospital (via WHO webpage), World Health Organisation. Geneva.ISBN: 92 4 154575 5 (PDF file 6.64 MB)

Reproductive Health

• Reproductive Health for Refugees Consortium (2003), Refugee Reproductive Health Needs Assessment Field Tools: General Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit Online. RHR Consortium.
• Interagency Working Group (1999), An Inter-agency Field Manual for Reproductive Health in Refugee Situations. UNHCR/UNFPA/WHO. Geneva. (PDF file 794 KB)
• UNFPA (2001), The Reproductive Health Kit for Emergency Situations (Second Edition). UNFPA.  
• UNFPA (2001) Reproductive Health for Communities in Crisis: UNFPA Emergency Response. (PDF file 1.10 MB)
• UNHCR (2003), Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Against Refugees. Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons – Guidelines for Prevention and Response. Draft for field-testing, 8 July 2002. (PDF file 1.10 MB)
• WHO (2001), Clinical Management of Survivors of Rape: A Guide to the Development of Protocols for Use in Refugee and Internally Displaced Person Situations (via WHO webpage). World Health Organisation. Geneva. WHO/RHR/02.08. (PDF file 633 KB)

Mental and Social Aspects of Health

• National Institute of Mental Health (2002), Mental Health and Mass Violence: Evidence-based Early Psychological Interventions for Victims/Survivors of Mass Violence. A Workshop to Reach Consensus on Best Practices. (NIH Publication No. 02-5138). US Government Printing Office. Washington. DC.
• WHO (2003), Mental Health in Emergencies: Mental and Social Aspects of Populations Exposed to Extreme Stressors. World Health Organisation. Geneva.
• WHO/UNHCR (1996), Mental Health of Refugees. World Health Organisation. Geneva. (PDF file 5.42 MB)

Chronic Diseases

• Ahya, SN, Flood, K, Paranjothi, S et al (eds) (2001) The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics (30^th Edition). LWW Spiral Manuals, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers. ISBN: 0781723590
• Braunwald, E, Fauci, AS, Kasper, DL et al (eds) (2001), Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine (15^th Edition). McGraw Hill Professional. New York.
• Tierny, LM, McPhee, SJ, Papadakis, MA (eds), Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2003 (42^nd Edition). McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange. New York. ISBN: 0071395938 1860 pp

Websites

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), United States Department of Health and Human Services
• Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
• International Committee of the Red Cross
• International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
• Pan-American Health Organisation
• Pasteur Institute, Paris, France
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
• UNAIDS
• UNFPA
• UNICEF
• World Health Organisation