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- Emergency care - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 emergency care is a high impact and cost-effective form of secondary prevention
- Mass Casualty Management - World Health Organization (WHO)
The Basic Emergency Care (BEC) course is a joint WHO ICRC learning program for first contact health workers who care for patients with acute illness or injury BEC teaches a systematic approach to the initial assessment and management of time-sensitive conditions where early intervention saves lives The course addresses injury and three key syndromes - difficulty breathing, shock and altered
- 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 events, assessing risks to public health, conducting epidemiological surveillance and field investigations, monitoring public health
- World Health Organization Emergencies Programme
World Health Organization Emergencies ProgrammeThe Gaza Strip is now likely facing the worst humanitarian crisis in the 18 months since the escalation of hostilities in October 2023 Since 18 March
- Fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency . . .
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 of a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) and, accordingly, on 9 June 2025, issued temporary recommendations to States Parties
- 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 World Health Assembly in 2023, represented a powerful call for near-term action to strengthen health systems for delivery of high-quality emergency, critical and operative (ECO) care In 2024, WHA 77(8) built on
- Emergency Care Toolkit - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 The main aim of the ECT is to support systematic care of the acutely ill and injured within hospitals These tools have been implemented in multiple resource settings and have a significant impact on
- Prehospital Toolkit - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 injury, complications of pregnancy, exacerbations of non-communicable diseases, acute infections and sepsis
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