• Technological Disaster

• Natural Disaster

• Outbreak

• Crisis/Emergencies

• Non-communicable disease

DISASTER

A disaster is a serious disruption occurring over a relatively short period of time, affecting the functioning of a community or a society as it causes widespread human, material, economic or environmental loss which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources.

OUTBREAK

A disease outbreak is the occurrence of cases of disease in excess of what would normally be expected in a defined community, geographical area or season. An outbreak may occur in a restricted geographical area, or may extend over several countries lasting for a few days, weeks or years.

CRISIS

A public health crisis is a difficult situation or complex health system that affects humans in one or more geographic areas from a particular locality to encompass the entire planet. Crises generally have significant impacts on community health, loss of life and on the economy. They may result from diseases, industrial processes or poor policy.

EMERGENCY

Event or set of circumstances that demands immediate action to preserve public health, protect life, protect property, or provide relief to any stricken community overtaken by such circumstances: or that reaches such dimension or degree of destructiveness as to warrant the prime minister declaring a state of emergency