Health Action in Response to Japanese Crisis
Following are selected websites and media resources providing information on the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan:
UN NEWS CENTRE
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=37737&Cr=disaster&Cr1=
UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME Launches Redesigned Humanitarian Early Warning Service
http://www.wfp.org/
http://www.wfp.org/stories/latest-tsunami-data-wfp-run-emergency-website
WFP AID PROFESSIONAL PAGE - http://www.wfp.org/aid-professionals
Welcome to the Aid Professional page of wfp.org. Anyone involved in humanitarian work, be it as a donor, policy maker, field operative or NGO partner, will find useful news and information here.
EARTHQUAKES - WHO Technical Hazard Sheet - Natural Disaster Profile
http://www.who.int/hac/techguidance/ems/earthquakes/en/index.html
TSUNAMI AID AND RELIEF - CNN How you can help
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/11/tsunami-aid-and-relief-how-you-can-help/?iref=allsearch
US STATE DEPARTMENT is urging any U.S. citizens to contact friends and family as soon as possible. They can also e-mail the State Department at JapanEmergencyUSC@state.gov.
Those seeking information on security in or travel to Japan can call 1-888-407-4747 or 1-202-501-4444.
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS - How to help
http://www.internationalmedicalcorps.org/Page.aspx?pid=332
call 1-800-481-4462
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS
http://www.icrc.org/
Japan: Red Cross Red Crescent Movement sets up website to reunite families affected by earthquake and tsunami.
For further information, please contact:
Philippe Stoll, ICRC Geneva, +41 22 730 31 40 or +41 79 536 92 49; Hitomi Makabe, ICRC Tokyo, + 81 3 3437 7087
Social media resources for Japanese earthquake, tsunami coverage
http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/media-lab/social-media/122986/social-media-resources-for-japanese-earthquake-coverage/