The handbook is the starting point for anyone interested in learning about and understanding the key principles and concepts of supply chain management for health commodities. Concepts described in this handbook will help those responsible for improving, revising, designing, and operating all or par...t of a supply chain. The addendum provides an overview of health care supply chain management in the humanitarian response context, to help supply chain managers better prepare and deliver to the people who need relief during a crisis.
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La troisième édition du RSI intègre les amendements à l’annexe 7 qui ont été adoptés par la Soixante-Septième Assemblée mondiale de la Santé, par la résolution WHA67.13 (2014). Aux termes de l’annexe 7 modifiée, la durée de la protection conférée par l’administration d’un vacc...in approuvé contre la fièvre jaune, et la validité du certificat de vaccination correspondant, s’étendent à la vie entière du sujet vacciné et ne se limitent plus à 10 ans, comme prévu auparavant.
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En la tercera edición del RSI se recogen las enmiendas al anexo 7 adoptadas por la 67.ª Asamblea Mundial de la Salud en virtud de la resolución WHA67.13 (2014). Con arreglo al anexo 7, en su versión enmendada, la protección contra la fiebre amarilla conferida por la administración de una vacun...a aprobada y la validez del correspondiente certificado son para toda la vida de la persona vacunada y no solo para un periodo de 10 años, como antes.
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Strengthening global health security to protect the world against future epidemics and pandemics requires well-tested and decentralized capacities for the local detection and rapid containment of outbreaks of infectious disease. For such capacities to translate into effective response actions, ind...ividuals and teams must be well connected and coordinated, despite differences in the size, geography, technical focus or constituency of their parent institution.
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The ADPC Digital Library is a comprehensive hub for all the resources, publications, and knowledge products developed by ADPC. It provides easy access to a wide range of materials, including research reports, policy briefs, training manuals, case studies, and technical guidelines on disaster risk re...duction, climate resilience, and emergency preparednes
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Go.Data is a software for contact tracing and data collection in outbreak response developed by WHO in collaboration with partners in the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN). Go.Data focuses on case and contact data, including laboratory data, and on contact follow-up and visualizatio...n of chains of transmission.
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This series of videos provides a high-level overview for decision-makers and technical experts from governments and key stakeholders or partners involved in Readiness Contingency Planning (RCP) and implementation. RCP is part of a cycle in which the identification and regular monitoring of risks, vu...lnerabilities and capabilities inform the planning and implementation of measures to mitigate the risks and to get ready to respond to high-priority risks or imminent health emergencies.
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A Joint External Evaluation (JEE) is an essential component of the International Health Regulations (IHR) Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (IHR MEF). The process involves a self-assessment by the country, followed by an evaluation conducted by an independent JEE team using a standardized tool. Th...is tool assesses 19 technical areas across four domains: prevention, detection, response, and other hazards and points of entry.
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Prevention of and Response to Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PRSEAH) is a core action to be implemented as a part of WHO’s mandate in the countries in which it has activated the incident management system.
Ready4Response is a multi-tiered core curriculum that aims to develop consistent learning standards across the emergency response workforces at national level. It equips participants with essential competencies needed to work within public health emergency response.
Communities are at the heart of every response. Effective risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) supports communities and individuals in understanding the risks they face and making informed decisions about how to protect themselves and the people around them. Accurate information, provi...ded to communities in ways they understand and respect, builds trust and supports the success of prevention, response and recovery efforts.
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This channel is an introduction to simulation exercises and their value as part of wider emergency preparedness to raise awareness among a non-technical audience.
This channel offers learning resources for strategic health operations, including Ebola and Marburg diseases screening and treatment center design, ultra-low temperature vaccine management and WHO Mobile Very Small Aperture Terminal installation.
This channel aims to provide high-level information and contextual understanding of WHO Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Emergencies. It explores a range of topics, from the Emergency Response Framework, to planning, grants and finance, procurement, risk management, rosters and deployment, a...nd ethics.
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With an estimated population of about 5 million and an annual growth rate of 8 per cent, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, is Africa’s fastest growing city.1 Over 70 per cent of the people live in informal, unplanned settlements with inadequate infrastructure. In addition, heavy rainfalls twice a year ...result in signifi cant fl ood risks. The objectives in Dar es Salaam were to 1) obtain high quality and up to date exposure maps of aff ected communities and as a stretch goal 2) to create a hydrological model using elevation data. Both of these would form important elements to managing fl ood risks but neither had been previously available due to a lack of high quality digital imagery
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PreventionWeb, the global knowledge-sharing platform for disaster risk reduction and resilience
All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI) has been a signatory to the Climate and Environment Charter since 2021 and has worked extensively in advancing the commitments to the Charter through its programs and operations, as well as an advocacy partner within India and regionally.
This website provide reliable disaster and crisis updates and analysis to humanitarians, so they can make informed decisions and plan effective assistance. ReliefWeb has been the leading source for reliable and timely humanitarian information on global crises and disasters since 1996