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, …
Emergency response framework (ERF), Edition 2.1
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 …
Classification and minimum standards for emergency medical teams
This publication serves as a practical guide for teams and aims to compliment emergency response systems, fostering seamless collaboration with all emergency response …
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 …
World Health Organization Key approaches to strengthening …
The all-hazard approach acknowledges that while hazards vary in source (natural, technological, societal), they often challenge health systems in similar ways and demand a multisectoral …
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 …
World Health Organization Key approaches to strengthening …
The all-hazard approach acknowledges that while hazards vary in source (natural, technological, societal), they often challenge health systems in similar ways and demand a multisectoral …