Is registration of foreign medical teams needed for disaster response? Findings from the response to Typhoon Haiyan

Affiliations

¹ Office of the WHO Representative in the Philippines, Sta Cruz, Manila, Philippines .
² Bureau of International Health Cooperation, Department of Health, Sta Cruz, Manila, Philippines .
³ Disaster Response and Management, Division of Health Security and Emergencies, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines .

Sasha Peiris et al. Western Pac Surveill Response J. 2015.

. 2015 Nov 6;6 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):29-33.

doi: 10.5365/WPSAR.2015.6.2.HYN_014. eCollection 2015 Oct-Dec.

¹ Office of the WHO Representative in the Philippines, Sta Cruz, Manila, Philippines .
² Bureau of International Health Cooperation, Department of Health, Sta Cruz, Manila, Philippines .
³ Disaster Response and Management, Division of Health Security and Emergencies, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines .

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