World Health Organization (WHO)

A general guide of necessary and respectful management of those that have died in a disaster of significant size.
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World Health Organization (WHO)

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WHO has an interesting page on this topic:

Disposal of dead bodies in emergency conditions
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_hea ... index.html

It covers:

-Physical health risks
-Mental health risks
-Recovery of bodies
-Mortuary services
- Identification of bodies
-Body disposal
-Burial
-Cremation
-Action in medical epidemics
-Cholera
-Ebola
-Typhus and plague
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