Filter
3505
Text search:
emergencies
Featured
Recommendations
446
New Publications
861
Language
Document type
No document type
1610
Studies & Reports
563
Guidelines
537
Manuals
281
Strategic & Response Plan
215
Fact sheets
81
Training Material
65
Online Courses
57
Situation Updates
54
Resource Platforms
24
Brochures
10
Infographics
5
App
2
Videos
1
Countries / Regions
Global
206
India
101
Syria
92
Kenya
82
Sierra Leone
73
Myanmar / Burma
69
Liberia
65
Ethiopia
61
Latin America and the Carribbean
61
Nepal
59
South Sudan
54
Nigeria
50
Bangladesh
50
Western and Central Europe
49
Uganda
47
Congo, Democratic Republic of
45
Africa
45
Ukraine
44
South Africa
32
Haiti
31
Rwanda
30
Philippines
29
Malawi
29
Ghana
28
Tanzania
28
South–East Asia Region
28
Mozambique
27
Yemen
27
Indonesia
25
Russia
25
Guinea
24
Namibia
22
Zambia
21
Brazil
21
West and Central Africa
21
Venezuela
19
Middle East and North Africa
18
Sudan
17
Senegal
16
Zimbabwe
16
Somalia
16
Germany
16
East and Southern Africa
15
Vietnam
14
Jordan
13
Lesotho
13
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
13
Eastern Europe
13
Afghanistan
12
Colombia
12
Western Pacific Region
12
Lebanon
11
Cambodia
11
Asia
11
Laos
10
Burkina Faso
9
USA
9
Pakistan
9
China
9
Central African Republic
9
Eswatini/ Swaziland
9
Angola
9
Madagascar
9
Mali
8
Iraq
8
Turkey
7
Thailand
7
Peru
7
Burundi
7
Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
6
Cameroon
6
Botswana
6
Portugal
6
Togo
5
Chile
5
Moldova
5
Saudi Arabia
4
Niger
4
Chad
4
Argentina
4
Ecuador
4
Iran
4
North America
4
Egypt
3
Gambia
3
Malaysia
3
Papua New Guinea
3
Serbia
3
Greece
3
Libya
3
Sri Lanka
3
Paraguay
3
Bhutan
3
Palestine
3
Italy
3
Southern Africa
3
Timor Leste/ East Timor
3
Kazakhstan
3
Japan
3
Spain
3
Guinea-Bissau
2
Benin
2
Switzerland
2
Croatia
2
El Salvador
2
Bolivia
2
Mexico
2
Fiji
2
Albania
2
Djibouti
2
Georgia
2
Turkmenistan
2
Mauritius
2
United Kingdom
2
Morocco
1
Mauritania
1
North Macedonia
1
Hungary
1
Honduras
1
Poland
1
Tajikistan
1
Qatar
1
Bulgaria
1
Romania
1
Uzbekistan
1
Kyrgyzstan
1
Gabon
1
France
1
Tunisia
1
South Korea
1
Azerbaijan
1
Belarus
1
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Countries
1118
Key Resources
462
Women & Child Health
228
Clinical Guidelines
224
Public Health
187
Capacity Building
121
Pharmacy & Technologies
27
Annual Report MEDBOX
1
Toolboxes
COVID-19
520
Mental Health
257
Conflict
228
Natural Hazards
135
Ebola & Marburg
134
Rapid Response
133
Disability
119
Planetary Health
115
Caregiver
104
Refugee
101
2.0 Rapid Response
101
HIV
97
Specific Hazards
71
Global Health Education
70
Cholera
57
Pharmacy
51
Health Financing Toolbox
47
TB
45
AMR
44
NCDs
39
Zika
37
Malaria
27
NTDs
24
Polio
15
Social Ethics
4
Typhoon
3
South Sudan
2
Emergencies, in spite of their tragic nature and adverse effects on mental health, are unparalleled opportunities to build better mental health systems for all people in need. This WHO publication shows how this was done in 10 diverse emergency-affe
...
This handbook is a quick-reference tool that provides practical, field-level guidance to establish and maintain a GBV sub-cluster in a humanitarian emergency. It provides the foundations for coordination. More in-depth information can be pursued through resources referenced in this handbook. The GBV
...
The Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia (FMOH), the National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) and other government actors together with UN agencies (UNICEF, UNHCR, WHO and WFP) and nutrition development partners call for all parties involved in the response to
...
After a radiation emergency, pregnant women should follow instructions from emergency officials and seek medical attention as soon as emergency officials say it is safe to do so.
Humanitarian emergencies result in a breakdown of critical health-care services and often make vulnerable communities dependent on external agencies for care. In resource-constrained settings, this may occur against a backdrop of extreme poverty, ma
...
Accessed September 4th, 2014
When someone is having an asthma attack, their airways go into spasm which causes tightness of the chest; the linings of the airways become inflamed and phlegm is produced further obstructing the airways and leading to severe difficulty in breathing (Fig. 1). Asthma does lead to fatalities and shoul
...
Radiation emergencies may be intentional (e.g., caused by terrorists) or unintentional. CDC provides some examples of different types of radiation emergencies and information what to do if a radiati
...
Humanitarian emergencies and crises (Humanitarian emergencies and crises) are large-scale events that may result in the breakdown of health care systems and society, forced displacement, death, and
...
Humanitarian emergencies, regardless of type and cause, have a number of common risk factors for communicable diseases inextricably linked to excess risk of morbidity and mortality which can come from vaccine–preventable diseases (VPDs). The reduc
...
Growing emergencies and displacements across the world demand increasingly complex interventions and responses. The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed Malaria control in emergencies: a fi
...
This channel offers videos designed to strengthen the logistics and supply chain preparedness of the National Public Health Institutes (NPHIs) in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) for effective response during health emergencies such as pan
...
Hygiene Promotion In Emergencies
recommended
Communities affected by a disaster often lack basic water
and sanitation facilities. They are likely to be traumatized and
vulnerable to disease. Disruption of familiar practices or the
relocation to new environments can result in a deterioration
in existing hygiene behaviours. This, in turn, wi
...
There are three sections in this e-learning module on radiation emergencies: Section One is an introduction about the basics of radiation. For instance, the difference between ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and the different ways to measure rad
...
These guidelines provide a clear framework for child-centred emergency preparedness, response and recovery. They are intended for use by state and non-state actors directly involved in interventions, as well as other stakeholders whose work may contribute to the overall safety and well-being of chil
...
To promote greater understanding of emergency preparedness, response and recovery, the UNESCO office in Kathmandu and Nepal’s Non Formal Education (NFE) Center of the Ministry of Education, have produced, “Education in Emergencies: Self-learning
...
Responses to epidemics, emergencies and disasters raise many ethical issues for the people involved, including public health specialists and policy makers. This training manual provides material on ethical issues in research, surveillance and patie
...
The present book deals not only with emergency response, but also with measures designed to reduce the impact of disasters on environmental health infrastructure, such as water supply and sanitation facilities. It also aims to strengthen the ability of people to withstand the disruption of their acc
...
Outbreak surveillance in humanitarian emergencies involves rapid detection, data collection, and analysis to identify disease threats, while response focuses on implementing timely control measures to prevent further spread.
