The WHO Emergency Care Toolkit (ECT) is an open access bundle of interventions, developed to be implemented in emergency units within hospitals, particularly in resource limited settings. …

Oct 25, 2024 · 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 …

The principles and recommendations included in this tool may be used by hospitals at any level of emergency preparedness. The checklist is intended to complement existing multisectoral …

Operating in complex settings brings challenges, which require flexibility and adaptability. EMTs can be deployed as whole (standardized) or separate (modularized) entities to support specific …

Mass casualty incidents (MCIs) are characterized by a sudden surge in patients that overwhelms the capacity of local medical resources, often resulting in preventable mortality and morbidity. …

Prehospital emergency care is a key component of the health care system. Strengthening prehospital care can help address a wide range of conditions across the life course, including …

The WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL) is open to candidate in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) to detect SARS-CoV-2 (originally called 2019-nCoV). Since 28 February 2020, manufacturers of IVDs …

Dec 10, 2024 · To assist national and global efforts to end the COVID-19 emergency worldwide, WHO updated the COVID-19 Global Preparedness, Readiness and Response plan in 2022 …

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 …

WHO is working with partners to address the most urgent health needs resulting from the conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory and region, supporting the health systems to …