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Communities are at the heart of every response. Effective risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) supports communities and individuals in understanding the risks they face and making informed decisions about how to protect themselves and the people around them. Accurate information, provi
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This channel is an introduction to simulation exercises and their value as part of wider emergency preparedness to raise awareness among a non-technical audience.
This channel offers learning resources for strategic health operations, including Ebola and Marburg diseases screening and treatment center design, ultra-low temperature vaccine management and WHO Mobile Very Small Aperture Terminal installation.
This channel aims to provide high-level information and contextual understanding of WHO Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Emergencies. It explores a range of topics, from the Emergency Response Framework, to planning, grants and finance, procurement, risk management, rosters and deployment, a
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Flood mapping in urban areas poses significant challenges for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) sensors due to limitations in detecting water in regions characterized by dense vegetation, urban infrastructure, or complex surface conditions. These limitations include reduced sensitivity in vegetated or
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WHO Essential Regulatory Laboratories (ERLs), inside the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS), are a crucial element of influenza prevention and control, especially vaccine response.
Action Plan for Implementation of Recommendations from the Evaluation of PAHO's Response to COVID-19
An external team evaluated PAHO’s response to COVID-19 to provide an independent assessment of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau’s (PASB) performance regarding preparedness for and response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The evaluations’ final report culminates with eight recommendations for actions
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On August 13, 2024, the Africa CDC declared the mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS). The following day, the WHO declared it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). A coordinated, continent-wide response is essential, co-led by the African Union
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The safety of children is a top concern for parents and school authorities in the current mpox outbreak, as those
under 15 face elevated risks, particularly in the hardesthit Northwestern and Eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The protracted humanitarian situation in northeastern Nigeria, particularly in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe (BAY) States, remains a concern due to ongoing insecurity, displacement, food insecurity, disease outbreaks, and climate-related shocks. To address these complex challenges, the health sector has
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Strengthening global health security to protect the world against future epidemics and pandemics requires well-tested and decentralized capacities for the local detection and rapid containment of outbreaks of infectious disease. For such capacities to translate into effective response actions, ind
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The text is a report from a WHO meeting that focuses on strengthening research in the field of health emergency and disaster risk management (Health EDRM). It describes how experts from different regions discussed current challenges, progress, and future priorities in improving research to better pr
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Exploring the application of Large Language Models and other AI
techniques to the European Crisis Management Laboratory analyses
Frontiers in Public Health, Vol.12 Nov 13;12:1455738. This review highlights RRML deployment procedures and addresses some critical challenges concerning their deployment. It suggests the provision of a pre-deployment logistics checklist, the use of a pre-determined standardized dataset for inputs t
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Global consultation report Lyon, France 12-15 December 2023
UThe UNDAC Handbook is intended as an easily accessible reference guide for members of an UNDAC team before and during a mission to a disaster or emergency. The Handbook is not an authoritative instruction, but rather represents an accumulation of institutional memory related to processes and proced
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This edition provides detailed guidance on essential components such as infrastructure, human resources, equipment, logistics, governance, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E). These elements are crucial for the successful establishment and sustainable operation of NPHIs, which are envisioned as Cent
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Cette édition fournit des orientations détaillées sur des éléments essentiels tels que les infrastructures, les ressources humaines, les équipements, la logistique, la gouvernance, ainsi que le suivi et l'évaluation (S&E). Ces éléments sont essentiels à la mise en place réussie et au fonc
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The Disaster Recovery Framework (DRF) Guide for the Health Sector provides guidance on how to implement a comprehensive, integrated, and structured approach to disaster recovery. Its overarching goal is to minimize the impact of the disaster on communities and help countries to recover quickly and e
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