Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Public Health in Disasters
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The Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Public Health in Disasters (EMJMDPHID) is a joint university educational programme organized by the Unit for Research in Emergency and Disaster of the Universidad de Oviedo (Spain), the Centre for Research on Health Care in Disasters of the Karolinska Institutet (Sweden) and the Department of Primary Care and Population Health of the University of Nicosia (Cyprus) designed to deliver high quality education and training in the field of Public Health in disaster situations. The Programme is sponsored by the European Union and also involves associated universities and institutions around the world.

Active disasters (from ReliefWeb)

Affected country: Haiti\n Glide: FL-2023-000085-HTI\n On 3 June, heavy rainfall hit the departments of Ouest, Nippes, Sud-Est, Nord-Ouest and Centre causing floods, triggering landslides and resulting in casualties and damage. According to the Haitian Civil Protection, 15 people died, eight are missing, almost 13,400 people have been displaced, 7,475 families affected (5,510 in the Ouest Department), and more than 1,200 houses flooded. Emergency response teams have been mobilised to provide support for the affected communities ...
Affected country: Italy\n Glide: FL-2023-000088-ITA\n In a span of 6 days, from 01 May 2023 to 17 May 2023, there were two consecutive events in Emilia-Romagna that resulted in a total of 80 hours of rainfall. After the first event, managed at the regional and local levels, applying the contingency plans previously defined, and closed a second, out-of-scale event, happened. There have been 379 landslides in 57 municipalities, with 672 road closures, including 414 complete ...
Affected country: Gabon\n Glide: ST-2023-000087-GAB\n On Monday 15 May 2023, torrential rain accompanied by violent winds hit Franceville, the chief town of the Haut Ogooué Province in Gabon, causing extensive damage. The damage affected a large number of families, as well as public and private infrastructures, destroying schools, shops and electricity poles. Nearly 3,000 people, or 500 households are affected, with almost 200 homes destroyed or swept away by the violent winds that accompanied the ...
Affected country: Sri Lanka\n Glide: EP-2023-000084-LKA\n As a result of the intensifying rainfall caused by the Southeast monsoon, Health departments have warned that the Dengue situation has the potential to become critical. According to NDCU, the ongoing inclement weather conditions will only further aggravate the breeding of mosquitos, hence worsening the spread of the outbreak. Notably, since the start of 2023, some 33,742 dengue cases have been recorded across the island, with the highest numbers ...
Affected country: Bosnia and Herzegovina\n Glide: FL-2023-000079-BIH\n The northwestern area of Bosnia and Herzegovina experienced extensive and intense rainfall, leading to swelling of the Una and Sana rivers, along with their tributaries, and causing widespread flooding in the region. The rainfall on 14 - 15 May exceeded forecasts and triggered a flood wave. [...] The situation further worsened on the night of 15 - 16 May, with an additional rainfall of about 40mm, spreading the ...
Affected countries: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka\n Glide: TC-2023-000069-MMR\n A new tropical cyclone named MOCHA formed over the southern Bay of Bengal on 11 May and started moving north-east toward western Myanmar. On 11 May at 0.00 UTC its centre was located over the sea approximately 460 km west of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India), with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h (tropical storm). MOCHA is forecast to continue northeastward over the Bay of ...
Affected country: Rwanda\n Glide: FL-2023-000064-RWA\n In the past few days, particularly on 2-3 May, heavy rainfall hit the northern, western and southern provinces of Rwanda, causing floods, triggering landslides and leading to casualties and damage. According to the Government of Rwanda, at least 127 people have died across the affected provinces, media report several injured people and some others still missing. In addition, some houses collapsed, and two main roads are impassable due to flooding ...
Affected country: Democratic Republic of the Congo\n Glide: FL-2023-000067-COD\n Very heavy rainfall has been affecting the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC, also known as Congo-Kinshasa), in particular the South Kivu Province (bordering with Rwanda and Burundi), over the last week, causing rivers to overflow (particularly Cibira/Cabondo and Nyamukubi Rivers) and flash floods that have resulted in casualties and severe damage. The worst affected area is the Kalehe Territory (north-eastern part of South Kivu ...
Affected country: Colombia\n Glide: VO-2023-000059-COL\n According to the Colombian Geological Service (SGC), the alert level of the Nevado del Ruiz Volcano changed from Yellow level (I) to Orange level (II) on 30 March 2023, which represents a probable eruption in matter of days or weeks, prompting local authorities to take preparatory, mitigation and communication actions...The change from yellow level (I) implies that the volcano is active and shows changes in its behavior. Furthermore, an orange ...
Affected country: Yemen\n Glide: FL-2023-000068-YEM\n Areas in southern, central and western Yemen have been affected by torrential rainfall in early April, causing floods and resulting in casualties and damage. This is the second time in a month that Yemen is hit by floods, affecting the already vulnerable population of Yemen. In mid-March, IDP-hosting sites in Marib Governorate were affected by floods. According to [GDACS] and media, at least five people have died, including in Shabwah ...