The Health Emergency Information and Risk Assessment area of work provides authoritative information for public health decision-making in emergencies, with responsibility for identifying …

Use the WHO emergency communications network (ECN) Trained emergency communications experts can be deployed to provide on-site communication assistance during humanitarian …

The principles and recommendations included in this tool may be used by hospitals at any level of emergency preparedness. The checklist is intended to complement existing multisectoral …

The WHO MCM Course is a learning program on mass casualty preparedness and response for emergency unit based clinical providers, managers, and logistics and administrative staff. The …

Emergency Care Toolkit Overview The WHO Emergency Care Toolkit (ECT) is an open access bundle of interventions, developed to be implemented in emergency units within hospitals, …

The health emergencies list below details the disease outbreaks, environmental disasters and other humanitarian crises in which WHO has played or is still playing an essential role in …

The IHR Emergency Committee for COVID-19 held its first meeting on 22 and 23 January 2020. On 30 January 2020, following its second meeting, the Director-General declared that the …

The WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL) is open to candidate in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) to detect SARS-CoV-2 (originally called 2019-nCoV). Since 28 February 2020, manufacturers of IVDs …

Operating in complex settings brings challenges, which require flexibility and adaptability. EMTs can be deployed as whole (standardized) or separate (modularized) entities to support specific …

Oct 25, 2024 · Emergency care is powerfully aligned with the primary health care agenda as it provides first contact clinical care for those who are acutely ill or injured. Pre-hospital and …