Issue 106 - February 2007 Member Countries
En el Caribe se estudio el manejo de las víctimas en masa
Posted in Issue 106 - February 2007 Member Countries
En el Caribe se llevó a cabo un taller donde se impartió a los 44 participantes los conocimientos más recientes sobre el manejo de víctimas en masa y planificación de contingencia en casos de desastres. El taller tuvo énfasis especial en el manejo de restos humanos de extranjeros y turistas.
National legislation and norms on all aspects of disasters are important indicators of a country’s commitment to vulnerability and risk reduction. Although a great deal of work has been done, often this accumulated knowledge remains in just the country itself. In order to share this work with neighboring countries and to allow disaster managers to have access to this body of information, regulations and norms from a wide variety of Latin American and Caribbean countries have been collected on a new CD-ROM.
The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College in the British Virgin Islands is offering courses on Safer Building and Construction, which lead to certification. The courses are designed to reduce vulnerability to the effects of natural hazards by strengthening safe building practices. 
La Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), la Federación Internacional de la Cruz Roja, y la OPS/OMS han desarrollado un modulo independiente de capacitación a distancia sobre políticas de salud y desastres. Este módulo forma parte del curso de estudios sobre políticas de salud.
