Emergency care - World Health Organization (WHO)
May 24, 2025 · 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 facility-based …
Statement of the Forty-fourth Meeting of the Polio IHR Emergency …
Mar 4, 2026 · The 44th meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (IHR or Regulations) on the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the WHO Director …
Basic Emergency Care - World Health Organization (WHO)
The Basic Emergency Care Course (BEC) is a joint WHO/ICRC/IFEM learning programme for first contact health workers who care for patients with acute illness or injury. BEC teaches a systematic …
WHO scales up emergency response in earthquake–hit Myanmar, …
Apr 4, 2025 · Intensifying support to earthquake–hit Myanmar, the World Health Organization (WHO) has provided nearly 100 tons of medicines, medical devices and tents so far, and is assisting in …
Fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) …
Jul 10, 2025 · Concurring with the advice unanimously expressed by the Committee during the meeting, the WHO Director-General determined that the upsurge of mpox 2024 continues to meet the criteria …
Health emergencies - World Health Organization (WHO)
The Health Emergency Information and Risk Assessment area of work provides authoritative information for public health decision-making in emergencies, with responsibility for identifying new public health …
Emergency response framework (ERF), Edition 2.1
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 health …
GOARN marks 25 years of advancing global health emergency …
Apr 28, 2025 · The Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) has been at the forefront of the global fight against health emergencies since its inception in April 2000. By leveraging the …
Emergency and critical care - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO / Yoshi Shimizu A WHO field staff talks to a woman fetching water from a water catchment tank in Kiribati.
Emergency preparedness saves lives amid Romania’s catastrophic floods
Aug 11, 2025 · Emergency planning is critical This rapid, coordinated response was only possible because of Romania’s investment in emergency preparedness – early warning systems, trained …