Emergency care
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 …
WHO's Health Emergency Appeal 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 …
World Health Organization Emergencies Programme
National health emergency alert and response framework This multi-hazard Health Emergency Alert and Response Framework provides guidance for coordinating emergency …
Emergency Care Toolkit
Emergency Care Toolkit Overview The WHO Emergency Care Toolkit (ECT) is an open access bundle of interventions, developed to be implemented in emergency units within hospitals, …
Health emergencies
The Health Emergency Information and Risk Assessment area of work provides authoritative information for public health decision-making in emergencies, with responsibility for identifying …
GOARN marks 25 years of advancing global health emergency …
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 …
WHO scales up emergency response in earthquake–hit …
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 …
What we do
WHO is the only organization that provides global technical leadership for approved health interventions and medical protocol in health emergencies. As a trusted scientific authority on …
Fiji's FEMAT reclassified: maintaining global standards as an …
Having achieved classification in 2019, FEMAT demonstrated its continued compliance with global standards, showing that the team remains capable of providing medical …
Emergencies: WHO Health emergency kits
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 …
Emergency care
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 …
Emergencies: WHO Health emergency kits
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 …