Management of the dead in Tacloban City after Typhoon Haiyan

• Main Authors: Julius Erving Ballera (Author), Vikki Carr de los Reyes (Author), Ma Nemia Sucaldito (Author), Alethea De Guzman (Author), Luis Sy, Jr (Author), Ma Justina Zapanta (Author), Ferchito Avelino (Author), Joselito Feliciano (Author), Enrique Tayag (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...