Jan 30, 2024 · Volcanic eruptions can pose multiple health threats depending on the proximity of the volcano to the community and whether there was any warning. acute and chronic respiratory diseases from falling ash and breathing gases and fumes burns and traumatic injuries, such as lacerations from falling rock Ash and chemicals from the eruption can also generate risk of food and water contamination, and ...

As TEMAT was already positioned in Tonga, it was able to deploy a team within 48 hours of the volcanic eruption. TEMAT’s swift response ensured that the people in the worst-affected areas of the country were able to immediately receive medical attention and did not have to wait for support to arrive from outside the country, saving lives.

The Philippine Emergency Medical Assistance Team (PEMAT), led and coordinated by the Department of Health with support from the World Health Organization, answered the call to augment the health response during the Taal Volcano eruption. Emergency medical teams from the Dr Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium (DJNRMHS) in Caloocan City in Metro Manila and the Jose B. Lingad ...

Jan 1, 2018 · Tsunamis are giant waves that are produced when a large volume of water is displaced in an ocean or large lake by an earthquake, volcanic eruption, underwater landslide or meteorite. Between 1998-2017, tsunamis caused more than 250 000 deaths globally, including more than 227 000 deaths due to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004.

Jan 18, 2022 · The World Health Organization (WHO) is closely coordinating with other United Nations agencies and partners to support the response to the recent volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga, including acting as a central channel of information in the face of continued telecommunications outages.The Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted at approximately 5:30pm local time on 15 January, spewing ...

On 8 April 2021, volcanic activity from the La Soufriere volcano on the main island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rapidly increased. A same-day evacuation order was issued by the Prime Minister and the following day, on 9 April, the volcano erupted. Ash and gas impacted basic services (water, transport, and communications) and many health facilities were evacuated. There was a surge in ...

Oct 12, 2023 · WHO fact sheet on climate change and health: provides key facts, patterns of infection, measuring health effects and WHO response.

Apr 29, 2020 · Earthquakes can strike suddenly and without warning. An earthquake is a violent and abrupt shaking of the ground, caused by movement between tectonic plates along a fault line in the earth’s crust. Earthquakes can result in the ground shaking, soil liquefaction, landslides, fissures, avalanches, fires and tsunamis. The extent of destruction and harm caused by an earthquake depends on ...

Nov 29, 2023 · Dioxins are mainly by-products of industrial processes but can also result from natural processes, such as volcanic eruptions and forest fires. They are unwanted by-products of many manufacturing processes including smelting, chlorine bleaching of paper pulp and the manufacture of some herbicides and pesticides.

Formerly a Member of Parliament and Minister of Health of Tonga, Dr Piukala led the country’s responses to the 2022 volcanic eruption, tsunami, and COVID-19 pandemic, achieving high vaccination coverage and a low fatality rate for the latter.