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 …

Jan 16, 2025 · Strengthening national emergency preparedness Tracking SARS-CoV-2 variants Minimizing health risks at airports, ports and ground crossings Communicating risk in public …

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

Jan 15, 2025 · Increasingly intense and prolonged humanitarian crises require urgent action to protect the world’s most vulnerable. In 2025, an estimated 305 million people will require …

Mass casualty incidents (MCIs) are characterized by a sudden surge in patients that overwhelms the capacity of local medical resources, often resulting in preventable mortality and morbidity. …

Feb 12, 2024 · The ERF provides WHO staff with essential guidance on how the Organization manages the assessment, grading and response to public health events and emergencies with …

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 …

Oct 23, 2025 · This multi-hazard Health Emergency Alert and Response Framework provides guidance for coordinating emergency response in countries, under the global Health …

Aug 4, 2020 · What sort of supplies are in a standard emergency health kit? WHO has standardized medicines and medical supplies needed in emergencies to allow swift, efficient …

Jan 16, 2025 · WHO's health emergency appeal identifies the critical priorities and resources required to address 42 ongoing health emergencies, including 17 Grade 3 crises – the most …