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: Türkiye\n Glide: FL-2023-000040-TUR\n On 14-15 March heavy rainfall affected the Provinces of Adiyaman and Sanliurfa (southern Türkiye) causing floods and resulting in casualties and damage. According to media, 14 people have died, of which 12 in Sanliurfa (hit by 111 mm of rain in 24 hours) and two others in Adiyaman (136 mm of rain in 24 hours). In addition, at least five people are still missing (three in Adiyaman and two in ...
Affected country: Peru\n Glide: FL-2023-000036-PER\n Piura Region (northern Peru) is currently affected by the effects of the Cyclone Yaku as well as heavy rains. Overflowing rivers have left four dead people and severe damage on 2,077 homes, 13 educational centres, 35 health establishments, 2,700 means of transportation and 4,730 irrigation canals. According to the Regional Emergency Operations Center in Piura (COER) there are 3,529 people affected by the rains. More than 580 districts of the ...
Affected country: Bangladesh\n Glide: FR-2023-000031-BGD\n In the afternoon of 5 March 2023, a massive and devastating fire broke out in Kutupalong Balukhali refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Flames blazed for some three hours in Camp 11, which is managed by IOM, until the Rohingya refugee Safety Unit Volunteers trained on firefighting, local fire fighters and local authorities managed to contain the fire, around 5pm. Three-wheeler Mobile Fire Fighting Units provided by UNHCR, were deployed ...
Affected countries: Solomon Islands, Vanuatu\n Glide: TC-2023-000030-VUT\n Tropical cyclone KEVIN-23 formed on March 1, 2023, over the South Pacific Ocean between Vanuatu and Caledonia and is moving southeast over the Vanuatu Islands. On 3 March at about 06:00 UTC, the centre of the KEVIN-23 cyclone was located offshore approximately 85 km west of Port Vila with maximum sustained winds of 155 km/h and heavy rainfall. The cyclone came just a couple of days after Tropical ...
Affected country: Vanuatu\n Glide: EQ-2023-000035-VUT\n Vanuatu has been affected by two destructive cyclones and a 6.6 M earthquake between 1-4 March 2023. On 7 March, Vanuatu requested assistance from the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) for aerial capacities and vessels in support of possible evacuation, further assessment, and delivery of assistance to the people affected. (ECHO, 8 Mar 2023)\nVanuatu declared a state of emergency for the whole country. The UN, NDMO and the humanitarian community ...
Affected countries: Solomon Islands, Vanuatu\n Glide: EC-2023-000028-VUT\n Tropical cyclone JUDY passed over northern and central Vanuatu, approximately 7 km east to the Capital City Port Vila (Shefa Province, central Vanuatu) in the afternoon and evening (UTC) on 28 February with maximum sustained winds up to 157 km/h (Tropical Cyclone). On 1 March at 6.00 (UTC) its centre was located approximately over the Tanna Island (Tafea Province, southern Vanuatu), with maximum sustained winds up to 165 ...
Affected countries: Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion (France), Zimbabwe\n Glide: TC-2023-000023-MDG\n Intense Tropical Cyclone FREDDY, a particularly powerful and compact tropical system, will likely pass just north of La Rèunion on 20 February, and is forecasted to make landfall in Madagascar on 21 February. FREDDY represents a significant flood risk for Madagascar as soils are already saturated in central parts of the island from the impact of Cyclone Cheneso, which stalled off the west coast ...
Affected country: Paraguay\n Glide: FL-2023-000041-PRY\n The rains in the northern part of Paraguay that began in mid-February registered a maximum impact on 28 February, with more than 350 mm of rain recorded in a period of 12 hours, causing flash floods in the departments of Concepción, Alto Paraguay and Amambay.\nOn 27 February, a Departmental Declaration of Emergency was issued for the Department of Concepcion stating that \"the Department of Concepcion is declared in a state ...
Affected country: Indonesia\n Glide: LS-2023-000032-IDN\n Floods inundated significant parts of Sukoharjo District and the city of Surakarta in Central Java Province on 16-19 February. Some 28,000 people were directly affected, including 9,885 people who were temporarily displaced in both areas. The affected local government agencies have declared a disaster response phase on 17 February for 14 days and have provided relief assistance to affected people. (OCHA, 21 Feb 2023)\nHeavy rainfall has been affecting central Indonesia ...
Affected country: Syrian Arab Republic\n Glide: FL-2023-000042-SYR\n In Idlib province, following the earthquake, the Asi/Orontes river overflowed its banks, following the opening of the al-Rastan Dam [...], along with the collapse of a concrete dam between Antakya and Reyhanli in Türkiye [...]. Flooding in the village of al-Talul in Idlib affected some 1,000 homes, forcing around 7,000 people to evacuate as of 9 February [.] (DFA, 17 Feb 2023)\nOn 16 March, a heavy rainstorms swept ...