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The objective of this course is to provide high-level information and contextual understanding of WHO Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Emergencies. We will explore a range of topics, ranging from the Emergency Response Framework (ERF), to planning, grants and finance, procurement, risk mana ... more
The Malaria Atlas Project (MAP) is a global research initiative that provides high-resolution, evidence-based spatial data on malaria transmission, risk and impact. MAP combines field data, satellite imagery, and advanced geostatistical modelling to deliver open-access maps, datasets, and analytical ... more
Growing emergencies and displacements across the world demand increasingly complex interventions and responses. The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed Malaria control in emergencies: a field manual to provide technical guidance to help partners respond effectively to malaria in emergency ... more
Al afrontar la amenaza común que supuso el coronavirus del síndrome respiratorio agudo severo de tipo 2 (SARS CoV 2), los países y las instituciones de todo el mundo se vieron rápidamente desbordados por la monumental tarea de responder a un problema que avanzaba rápidamente y que les obligó a ... more
Well-trained first contact health workers are cornerstones of strong integrated health services to provide timely, quality care. Basic emergency care (BEC) teaches a systematic approach to the initial assessment and management of time-sensitive critical conditions where early intervention saves live ... more
This channel offers videos designed to strengthen the logistics and supply chain preparedness of the National Public Health Institutes (NPHIs) in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) for effective response during health emergencies such as pandemics, epidemics, and other health crises. Tailore ... more
This series of videos provides a high-level overview for decision-makers and technical experts from governments and key stakeholders or partners involved in Readiness Contingency Planning (RCP) and implementation. RCP is part of a cycle in which the identification and regular monitoring of risks, vu ... more
This is an online orientation to strengthen the competencies of health sector actors working in emergencies to establish, support and scale up Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in countries. The focus of this channel is on how to apply existing practical, evidence-based, scalable tools ... more
This introductory level channel provides a general overview of the National Action Planning for Health Security (NAPHS) process and methodology. This includes the critical steps necessary to support the development, implementation and monitoring of 5-year strategic NAPHS as well as 12/24 month opera ... more
Civil-military collaboration can play a unique and powerful role in strengthening health emergency preparedness through its various capacities and capabilities such as logistical support, medical and public health expertise, clinical facilities and coordination.
We are pleased to offer the NCD kit online training course for emergency managers and technical staff in emergencies to ensure rapid, adequate and cost-effective use of the existing Noncommunicable Disease (NCD) kit in emergency health operations to reduce the vulnerability of affected communities a ... more
Parliaments and parliamentarians play a unique and powerful role in achieving health security preparedness through their various responsibilities: law-making, oversight, budgetary allocation, and citizen representation. High-level reviews of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic emphasized the impor ... more
A Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) is a physical location for the coordination of information and resources to support incident management activities. PHEOCs are also referred to as “operations centres”, “situation rooms” and “command centres”. Experience has shown that ... more
Ready4Response is a multi-tiered core curriculum that aims to develop consistent learning standards across the emergency response workforces at national level. It equips participants with essential competencies needed to work within public health emergency response.
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 ... more
World Health Organization’s (WHO) presence in Sierra Leone throughout 2023 has been fulfilling. Out attention has been focused on advancing Universal Health Coverage and strengthening emergency preparedness and response. Collaborating closely with the Ministry of Health, our donor partners, and va ... more
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had a continuous and robust impact on world health. The resulting COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating physical, mental and fiscal impact on the millions of people living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), as they have a higher risk of severe illness ... more
In 2023, the World Health Organization was responding to 72 health emergencies, including 19 grade-3 emergencies which required the highest level of activation, reaching millions of people. The annual report on WHO’s response to health emergencies in 2023 outlines the increasingly critical role of ... more
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005 ... more