Management of the dead in Tacloban City after Typhoon Haiyan

Introduction: The post-disaster management of the dead involves a series of steps including on-site identification, transfer, storage and examination of bodies and delivery to families for burial. Two weeks after Typhoon Haiyan, a team from the Department of Health (DOH) was tasked with identifying...

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Main Authors: Julius Erving Ballera, Vikki Carr de los Reyes, Ma Nemia Sucaldito, Alethea De Guzman, Luis Sy, Jr, Ma Justina Zapanta, Ferchito Avelino, Joselito Feliciano, Enrique Tayag
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific 2015-11-01
Series:Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
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Online Access:http://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/339/568