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. 2005 Jun 4;330(7503):1320–1322. doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1320

Table 7.

WHO emergency health kits

• Basic and supplementary units available
• Each unit intended to assist a population of 10 000 for 3 months
•Entire unit fits on back of standard pick up truck
• Basic unit weighs 45 kg, 0.2 m3 in size Contains only oral drugs
• Supplementary unit Weighs 410 kg, 2 m3 in size For sole use of health professionals Does not duplicate basic unit and cannot be used alone