In the Drugs, Kits and Lab section you will find:

H - 13 Guidelines for Drug Donations (WHO, 1999)

H - 14 Guidelines for Safe Disposal of Unwanted Pharmaceuticals in and After Emergencies (WHO, 1999)

H - 15 Emergency Relief Items: Compendium of Basic Specifications (WHO, 1999)

H - 16 The New Emergency Health Kit 98 (WHO, 1998)

H - 17 Health and Laboratory Facilities in Emergency and Disaster Situations (WHO, 1994)

H - 24 The Reproductive Health Kit CD-ROM for Emergency Situations (UNFPA, 1999)

H - 13 Guidelines for Drug Donations (WHO, 1999)

Primary Audience: Governments and organisations dealing with drug donations. Based on several rounds of consultations and comments by over 100 humanitarian organisations and individual experts. Intends to serves as a basis for national or institutional guidelines, to be reviewed, adapted and implemented. Starts with a discussion on the need for guidelines, followed by a presentation of four core principles for drug donations. When necessary for specific situations, possible exceptions to the general guidelines are indicated.

H - 14 Guidelines for Safe Disposal of Unwanted Pharmaceuticals in and After Emergencies (WHO, 1999)

Primary Audience: Relevant health authorities and NGOs with pharmaceutical programmes. These guidelines provide advice on the implementation of safe disposal of unusable pharmaceuticals in emergencies and in countries in transition where official assistance and advice may not be available. A number of methods of safe disposal are described.

H - 15 Emergency Relief Items: Compendium of Basic Specifications (WHO, 1999)

Primary Audience: Donor governments, national governments/institutions in recipient countries, and procurement officials of the UN system and within NGOs and donor agencies involved in the acquisition of emergency relief items. A catalogue covering a series of items for emergency relief, encouraging the standardisation of medical supplies and equipment. Facilitates the acquisition of suitable relief items from as many qualified suppliers as feasible, in a cost efficient manner. Lists by product groups the complete basic specifications for all selected items, together with information on shipping weight/volume. Includes the list of essential drugs required during the initial phase of an emergency, along with guidelines for donation of medical items. (Unavailable electronically on this site. Contact WHO directly).

H - 16 The New Emergency Health Kit 98 (WHO, 1998)

Primary Audience: Health administrators, field officers, and prescribers. Standard lists of essential drugs and medical supplies for use in an emergency, aiming at standardisation of drugs and medical supplies used in an emergency to permit a swift and effective response with supplies that meet priority health needs. Provides general introduction on essential drugs and supplies in emergency situations as well as technical details on the selection of drugs, medical supplies and equipment included in the kit.

H - 17 Health and Laboratory Facilities in Emergency and Disaster Situations (WHO, 1994)

Primary Audience: National health authorities, aid agencies and relief workers. A comprehensive, illustrated guide to the provision of prompt and appropriate laboratory services during an emergency or disaster. Draws on over 20 years of experience to define the essential laboratory services needed to limit morbidity and mortality, prevent epidemics, manage trauma, and collect vital epidemiological data. Flow charts, tables, and checklists are used to illustrate key actions and procedure, while line drawings and photographs depict essential equipment, types of laboratories, and model plans of layouts.

H - 24 The Reproductive Health Kit CD-ROM for Emergency Situations (UNFPA, 1999)

Facilitates the timely and appropriate delivery of RH services in an emergency and in initiating activities in refugee situations. Provides information on Modus Operandi for obtaining the Kit as well as on composition of the Kit. (The Reproductive Health Kit CD-Rom is available from UNFPA ERO in Geneva).

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