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In order to consider the quetions of management responsibility for disasters, this paper looks at two disasters- the Aberfan tip slide in 1966 and the King's cross undergound fire in 1987 (AU)
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Planejamento em Desastres , Organização Mundial da Saúde , Cooperação Internacional , Cooperação Técnica , Planejamento em Saúde , Nações UnidasRESUMO
The World Health Organization model list of essential drugs is an attempt to provide guidelines for selection of essential pharmaceuticals. Analysis of the six lists produced between 1977 and 1990 shows an increase in the number of items from 205 to 268. 120 drugs have been added and 57 deleted; howevwe, only 16 of the additional drugs can be considered new clinical entities or to have new indications. The original purpose of the essential drug list was to itemise the minimum number of the essential drugs. Many additions were due to a change in perception about the usefulness of a particular drug, not scientific advances. Nevertheless, the list remains a useful guide for countries selecting their own national lists (AU)
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Medicamentos Essenciais , Organização Mundial da Saúde , Avaliação de Medicamentos , Uso de MedicamentosRESUMO
Since the Chernobyl nuclear reactor incident in the USSR in 1986, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has devoted a large part of its activities and research towards improving both national and transnational capabilities for dealing with radiation emergencies. This presentation concentrates on the psychosocial aspects of radiation accidents and the measures which should be taken to combat them. Although public information was sparse during the Chernobyl disaster, afterwards there was a flood of conflic information and rumours from a variety of organisations and governments resulting in a "overload" on the public and creating fear and mistrust of the authorities. The autor argues that as the leading world organisation on health matters, WHO should be seen as the natural co-ordinator, authority and information-provider in "transnational" incidents such as this to avoid this public confusion and unnecessary ill-effects (AU)
