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
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 in countries, under the global Health
WHOs 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 assistance The growing scale of global challenges – such as the climate crisis, conflict, and infectious disease outbreaks – is outpacing available resources
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
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 health consequences, in support of Member States and affected communities
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
WHOs 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 emergencies demand a coordinated, well-resourced global response to save lives, protect health, and restore hope to communities on the brink
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
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 and effective response to the need for medicines and medical supplies
Mass Casualty Management in Emergency Units The WHO MCM Course is a learning program on mass casualty preparedness and response for emergency unit based clinical providers, managers, and logistics and administrative staff The course is based on the principles of mass casualty management and emphasizes the critical role of the emergency unit in enhancing patient outcomes The MCM course highlights preparedness activities, operational