World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine - 14th World Congress

The Center's mission is to promote effective civil-military management in international humanitarian assistance, disaster response and peacekeeping through education, training, research and information programs.

CDC, located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. CDC is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decision, and promoting health through strong partnerships.

The Centre for Research on the Epidemiology for Disasters (CRED), located in Belgium, has a number of global disaster databases, publications lists, and a searchable bibliography.

The Emergency Management Unit (EMU) was created in December 2003 to ensure a state of readiness for any emergency faced by the ministry and/or the healthcare system.

This website contains a searchable database of exercises used to evaluate public health preparedness. The materials contained in this website were designed to help state and local public health officials identify and evaluate exercises to be used in preparedness activities in their local areas.

ReliefWeb is the global hub for time-critical humanitarian information on Complex Emergencies and Natural Disasters

The World Health Organization, the United Nations specialized agency for health, was established on 7 April 1948. WHO's objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.

The Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre in Thailand comprehensively lists its many course offerings and workshops.