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 …
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 …
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 …
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a global outbreak of coronavirus – an infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS …
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 Toolkit - World Health Organization (WHO)
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Timeline of WHO's response to COVID-19
Mar 28, 2022 · Use our interactive timeline mapping WHO's COVID-19 response against global case numbers to see how WHO has taken action, using filters for information, science, …