Floods - World Health Organization (WHO) Deaths also result from physical trauma, heart attacks, electrocution, carbon monoxide poisoning or fire associated with flooding Often, only immediate traumatic deaths from flooding are recorded Floods can also have medium- and long-term health impacts, including: water- and vector-borne diseases, such as cholera, typhoid or malaria
Floods: How to protect your health - World Health Organization (WHO) Knowing your community’s evacuation route and warning signals, and identifying areas prone to flooding or landslides Chlorinating or boiling all water for drinking and food preparation Ensuring uninterrupted provision of safe drinking water is the most important preventive measure to be implemented following flooding, in order to reduce the
El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) - World Health Organization (WHO) El Niño and its counterpart La Niña are associated with characteristic patterns of rainfall and temperature, which can include extreme events such as flooding and drought ENSO affects many parts of the globe, but most intensely impacts the tropics, including countries and areas in Africa, Latin America and South and South-East Asia that are
Emergency Risk Management for Health Fact Sheets Global Platform - May . . . Leptospirosis is associated with flooding and the in-creased proximity of rodents to humans Vector-borne diseases11 Malaria is endemic in over 80% of areas which are af-fected by emergencies from natural hazards Increased risk of death from malaria arises from weak-ened immunity due to: malnutrition co-infection
Tropical Cyclones - World Health Organization (WHO) However, the greatest damage to life and property is not from the wind, but from secondary events such as storm surges, flooding, landslides and tornadoes Tropical cyclones are referred to by different names depending on where they originate in the world Hurricanes occur in the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern north Pacific Ocean
Drought and food insecurity in the greater Horn of Africa Millions in the greater Horn of Africa are facing acute hunger as the region faces one of the worst droughts in recent decades, compounded by years of conflict and instability, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and rising food prices due to, in part, the war in Ukraine
World malaria report 2023 - World Health Organization (WHO) Extreme weather events, such as heatwaves and flooding, can also directly impact transmission and disease burden Catastrophic flooding in Pakistan in 2022, for example, led to a five-fold increase in malaria cases in the country
Drowning - World Health Organization (WHO) Building resilience to flooding and managing flood risks through better disaster preparedness planning, land use planning, and early warning systems can prevent drowning during flood disasters Developing a national water safety strategy can provide strategic direction and a framework to guide multisectoral action and allow for monitoring and
Climate change - World Health Organization (WHO) Heat-related deaths among those over 65 have risen by 70% in two decades In 2020, 98 million more experienced food insecurity compared to the 1981–2010 average The WHO conservatively projects 250 000 additional yearly deaths by the 2030s due to climate change impacts on diseases like malaria and coastal flooding