Health emergencies
I Emergency Operations I Emergency Preparedness Health Security Preparedness The Health Security Preparedness mission is to enable countries to apply evidence-based data and …
Communicate in emergencies
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 …
Mass Casualty Management - World Health Organization (WHO)
The Basic Emergency Care (BEC) course is a joint WHO/ICRC learning program for first contact health workers who care for patients with acute illness or injury. BEC teaches a systematic …
Emergency Care Toolkit - World Health Organization (WHO)
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, …
WHO - List of emergencies
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 …
Emergency use listing procedure for In Vitro diagnostics
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 …
EMT Global classified teams
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 …
Emergency care - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 …
Conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory and region
WHO is working with partners to address the most urgent health needs resulting from the conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory and region, supporting the health systems to …