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...
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 assistance. The growing scale of global challenges – such as the climate crisis, conflict, and infectious disease outbreaks – is outpacing available resources.
WHO scales up emergency response in earthquake–hit Myanmar, provides ...
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 assisting in coordination and deployment of emergency medical teams on the ground to meet the growing and evolving health needs of the nearly 12.9 million people in need of humanitarian health assistance.Photo credit - WHO ...
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 ...
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 emergencies demand a coordinated, well-resourced global response to save lives, protect health, and restore hope to communities on the brink.
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.
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 - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 approach to the initial assessment and management of time-sensitive conditions where early intervention saves lives.
WHO launches new country guidance for health emergency coordination
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a comprehensive guide, the National Health Emergency Alert and Response Framework, to help countries strengthen their preparedness and response to health emergencies.
