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Regulation and Management of International Emergency Medical Teams

Ville de Goyet, Claude de; Perez Calderon, Luis Jorge; Saimiento, Juan Pablo et al. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the issues in regulating and managing international emergency in a selection of large and small-scale sudden onset disasters (SODs). In doing so, it aims to contribute to several key internatio... more

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COVID-19 Recomendações para atendimento em situação de pico de demanda por cuidados médicos e alocação de equipes médicas de emergência

Pan American Health Organization PAHO, World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

Table of contents 1: Introdução; 2: Considerações para atendimento em situação de pico de demanda em serviços de saúde e alocação de equipes médicas de emergência; 3: Equipes médicas de emerg...ia; 4: Níveis de resposta em situação de pico de demanda por cuidados médicos; 5: Expansão da capacidade em sistemas de emergência médica pré-hospitalares; 6: Identificação de locais alternativos de assistência; 7: Referências. more

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Africa Regulatory Taskforce has Endorsed the Emergency Used Listing for Two Versions of the AstraZeneca-Oxford Vaccine

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention; World Health Organization WHO, et al. (2021) C1

AstraZeneca-SKBio in South Korea and Serum Institute of India

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Emergency Used Authorization for Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention; World Health Organization WHO, et al. (2021) CC

African Union and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Africa Regulatory Taskforce has endorsed the Emergency Used Authorization for Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine 10 March 2021

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In Control: A Practical Handbook for Professionals Working in Health Emergencies Internationally RKI

Robert Koch Institut RKI (2023) CC

The greatest risk to persons engaging in international medical emergency response is poor preparation. The In Control handbook hopes to provide a remedy. At the time of writing, we are living through the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a ... emergency that disregards physical borders, brings into focus social inequalities and affects people on every continent. This shared challenge requires unprecedented measures and the collaboration of the brightest minds to support global health protection through this crisis and beyond. Healthcare infrastructures have to be strengthened, public health capacities and processes upgraded, medical countermeasures and vaccinations found and psychosocial side-effects treated. Solidarity is the normative order of the day and the human species has to collaborate to face this invisible threat. Hiding and living in fear is not an option in this interconnected world. We have both a responsibility and an opportunity to make substantial contributions to a safer, healthier and more sustainable future for us all. The existence of this handbook is an impressive example of solidarity. Over 50 authors from more than 15 institutes and organisations have come together voluntarily within a very short time to make their expertise available and enable cross-sectoral thinking. Knowledge is bundled, resources are combined, information gaps are filled. The In Control handbook is not a theoretical treatise of possible dangers, but a collection of subject-matter expertise, written by experts and practitioners who have shaped health topics over the past 20 years in the most diverse corners of the world. The Centre for International Health Protection at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is collaborating with its partners and investing heavily in the build-up of operational know-how and capacity to support health crisis response abroad. This is done by preparing and enabling professionals to deploy safely across the world to assist those in need. In Control addresses the multi-faceted challenges of an international deployment. Readers will find not only technical medical information, but also insights into, for example, the fragility of our environment, the cultural differences that influence risk communication or the dilemmas arising from social distancing. Legal principles are highlighted, along with ethical guidance to ensure that our actions and decisions correspond to the highest moral standards. more

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Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication (CERC)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015) CC

Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication is an approach to communicating effectively during emergencies. These principles are used by public health ... more

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South Sudan Health Cluster Bulletin 12, December 2018

World Health Organization, Health Cluster (2019) C_WHO

Emergency WASH in Health Facilities in Conflict Affected Locations 756 health workers trained on disease surveillance and outbreak response. Aroun... more

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Primary Health-Care Services
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International Committee of the Red Cross International Committee of the Red Cross (2006) C1

In health emergencies as in periods of stability, restoring access to primary health-care services is a priority in so far as many ... problems can be dealt with by means of preventive care and conventional therapy. Depending on the context, the ICRC must often take action in this area, taking into account the level of emergency, the involvement of other actors, the possible evolution of the situation and the organization's operational strategies. more

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Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Emergencies: What Should Humanitarian Health Actors Know?
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IASC Reference Group for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Inter-Agency Standing Committee (2010) C1

This document is for humanitarian health actors working at national and sub-national level in countries facing humanitarian emergencies. It applies to Hea... Cluster partners, including governmental and non-governmental health service providers. Based on the IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (IASC, 2007), it gives an overview of essential knowledge that humanitarian health actors should have about mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in humanitarian emergencies. This document by the IASC Reference Group for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support was developed in consultation with the IASC Global Health Cluster. more

Engaging health and care workers in health emergencies: implementation toolkit

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO

The active participation and engagement of health and care workers (‎HCWs)‎ in health emergency preparedness, readiness and response is crucial... more

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Refugee Health
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Médecins sans Frontières (1997) C3

An approach to emergency situations. Relief workers face rapidly changing and complex environments, new disease patterns, enormous humanitarian needs and relatively limited resources. The authors of this book use their experience in the area to prod... more

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Building Back Better: Sustainable Mental Health Care After Emergencies

World Health Organization (WHO) (2013) C_WHO

Emergencies, in spite of their tragic nature and adverse effects on mental health, are unparalleled opportunities to build better mental health sys... more

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Inter-Agency Reproductiv e Health Kits for Crisis Situations - Manual

UNFPA (2011)

A consolidated set of reproductive health kits for use by humanitarian agencies. These kits are intended to speed up the provision of appropriate reproductive health services in ... and refugee situations. more

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Guidance to safety during general and emergency situations (Nepali Version)

Ramcharitra Shah Hesperian (2011) C1

A community guide to Environmental Health, Book. Appendix A.

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Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care in Humanitarian Settings: Select Signal Functions

Women's Refugee Commission (2017) C1

Facilitator's Guide Refresher Training Module for Health Care Providers implementing the MISP Inter-agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises Training Partnership

WHO's response to health emergencies: annual report 2023
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World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO

In 2023, the World Health Organization was responding to 72 health emergencies, including 19 grade-3 em...ies which required the highest level of activation, reaching millions of people. The annual report on WHO’s response to health emergencies in 2023 outlines the increasingly critical role of WHO at global, regional and country levels, and across the key elements of effective emergency response, including emergency coordination and planning, operational and logistic support, and community engagement and protection. The huge scale and complexities of health emergencies in the 21st century require a strategic shift towards not only meeting the immediate needs of vulnerable communities, but also building community and health system resilience to all hazards – a challenge that both WHO and its partners must continue to meet. more

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Toolkit for assessing health-system capacity for crisis management. Part 1. User manual

World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe (2012)

Strengthening health-system emergency preparedness.

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Communication Risk in Public Health Emergencies
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World Health Organization (WHO) (2018) C_WHO

A WHO Guideline for Emergency Risk Communication (ERC) policy and practice. Recent public health emergencies, such as the Ebola virus disease out... more