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Introduction to Emergency Management, the WHO Emergency

Response Framework and the Incident Management System

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Course Outline

This course consists of 4 learning modules:

The WHO Health Emergencies Programme,


including our roles in emergencies

The basics of Emergency Management


The Incident Management System (applied in
WHO)
The WHO Emergency Response Framework (v.2)

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Learning Objectives - WHO Health Emergencies Programme and WHO roles in emergencies

By the end of this module, participants should


be able to:
1
Describe the WHO Health Emergencies
Programme and WHO's roles in
emergencies
2
Identify WHO's commitments and guiding
principles in Emergency Response

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WHO Health Emergency Programme

Emergency Management Continuum

*SEMP = Strategic
Emergency Management
Plan
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WHO Health Emergency Programme

WHO Health Emergencies Office of the Executive


ONE Programme
Programme (WHE) Director
External Communications (COE)
Relations (EXR) Resource Mobilisation (RMB)

Health
Country
Infectious Emergency Management
Health Emergency
Hazard Information and
Emergency Operations
Management and Risk Administration
Preparedness (EMO)
(IHM) Assessment (MGA)
and IHR (CPI)
(HIM)
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EMERGENCIES
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WHO Health Emergency Programme

Health
Country
Infectious Emergency Management
Health Emergency
Hazard Information and
Emergency Operations
Management and Risk Administration
Preparedness (EMO)
(IHM) Assessment (MGA)
and IHR (CPI)
(HIM)
High Threat Pathogens (PAT)
Experts Networks and Interventions (ENI)
PIP Secretariat (PIP)

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WHO Health Emergency Programme

Health
Country
Infectious Emergency Management
Health Emergency
Hazard Information and
Emergency Operations
Management and Risk Administration
Preparedness (EMO)
(IHM) Assessment (MGA)
and IHR (CPI)
(HIM)
Core Capacity Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation (CME)
Preparedness, Readiness and Core Capacity Building (PCB)
IHR Secretariat and Global Functions (IHR)

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EMERGENCIES
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WHO Health Emergency Programme

Health
Country
Infectious Emergency Management
Health Emergency
Hazard Information and
Emergency Operations
Management and Risk Administration
Preparedness (EMO)
(IHM) Assessment (MGA)
and IHR (CPI)
(HIM)
Detection, Verification and Risk Assessment (DVA)
Health Ops Monitoring and Data Collection (MDC)
Data management, Analytics and Products (MAP)

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EMERGENCIES
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WHO Health Emergency Programme

Health
Country
Infectious Emergency Management
Health Emergency
Hazard Information and
Emergency Operations
Management and Risk Administration
Preparedness (EMO)
(IHM) Assessment (MGA)
and IHR (CPI)
(HIM)
Humanitarian Policy and Guidance (HPG)
Emergency Management and Support (OPM)
Operational Partnerships (OPR)
Operations Support and Logistics (OSL)
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EMERGENCIES
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WHO Health Emergency Programme

Health
Country
Infectious Emergency Management
Health Emergency
Hazard Information and
Emergency Operations
Management and Risk Administration
Preparedness (EMO)
(IHM) Assessment (MGA)
and IHR (CPI)
(HIM)
Workplanning, Budgets and Finance (WBF)
HR, Security and Staff Wellbeing (HSW)
Grant Management and Reporting (GMR)
Continuous Business Improvement (CBI)
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WHO Core Commitments in Emergencies

Undertake a timely, independent and rigorous Rapid


Risk Assessment and Situation Analysis

Establish a clear management structure

Early deployment of sufficient resources on a “No-Regrets”


basis
Promote and monitor the application of technical
standards and best practices
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WHO Core Commitments in Emergencies

Evidence-based health sector response strategy

Disease surveillance, early warning and response


systems are in place

Provide up-to-date information


Coordinate the health sector response

Provide relevant technical expertise to affected Member


States and all relevant stakeholders
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WHO Guiding Principles in Emergencies

Gender, age and


Country Focus Partnership
vulnerability
sensitivity

Humanitarian
Protection Accountability
principles

Evidence and knowledge- Strengthening the


based programming humanitarian-development
nexus
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Thank you!

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