Virtual Disaster Library
Internet URL
http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PED/about-vdl.htm 
Sponsoring Agency
Pan American Health Organization
Description
The Virtual Health Library for Disasters is a database of scientific and technical documents on disaster reduction and public health issues related to emergencies and humanitarian assistance. The Library is the result of a process of consultation and exchange among the disaster and emergency programs of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization, all WHO technical divisions, other United Nations agencies, the Red Cross movement, and non-governmental organizations and national organizations. This page lists the large variety of topics related to emergencies and disasters that the database covers and links to the Library.