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 facility-based
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 severe. These
Progress on emergency, critical and operative care
WHA 76.2 “Integrated emergency, critical and operative care for universal health coverage and protection from health emergencies,” passed with unanimous support during the 76th
Nepal strengthens emergency care systems with WHO''s Global
Nepal has made significant strides in enhancing its emergency health-care systems by implementing the World Health Organization''s (WHO) Global Emergency and Trauma Care Initiative
Health emergencies
I Emergency Operations I Emergency Preparedness Health Security Preparedness The Health Security Preparedness mission is to enable countries to apply evidence-based data and actions in
WHO''s Health Emergency Appeal 2025
Increasingly intense and prolonged humanitarian crises require urgent action to protect the world''s most vulnerable. In 2025, an estimated 305 million people will require humanitarian
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 response
Fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005)
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
WHO launches US$ 1.5 billion Health Emergency Appeal to tackle
In response, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for US$ 1.5 billion for its 2025 Health Emergency Appeal (HEA), to support life-saving health interventions worldwide.
Basic Emergency Care
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