Emergencies
Global health emergencies
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23 January 2023
WHO's Health Emergency Appeal 2023
WHO needs US$2.54 billion to provide life-saving assistance to millions of people around the world facing health emergencies. WHO’s Health Emergency Appeal...
Publications
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12 February 2024
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...
25 January 2024
WHO benchmarks for strengthening health emergency capacities
Benchmarking is a strategic process often used by businesses and institutes to standardize performance in relation to the best practices of their...
12 January 2024
Disease outbreak news: annual compendium 2022
The WHO Disease Outbreak News Annual Compendium 2022 highlights selected acute public health events described in disease outbreak news (DON) reports published...
12 December 2023
Clinical characteristics and health outcomes for children hospitalized with COVID-19
Epidemiological studies consistently show that children make up only around 1–5% of all COVID-19 cases. Reports of COVID-19 outcomes in children...
Documents
All →WHO's Operational Update on Health Emergencies, published monthly, highlights WHO’s work on preparedness and emergency response, combating health...
20 February 2024
Situation Report: Greater Horn of Africa Food Insecurity and Health - Grade 3 Emergency — 01 November...
Heavy rains induced by El Nino led to extensive flooding in the Horn of Africa, displacing over 4 million people, damaging infrastructure and affecting...
15 February 2024
Training on handling, storing and transporting Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine COMIRNATY® (Tozinameran)
This training provides information on characteristics of different formulations of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, and procedures for effective management...