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Acting Ahead of Epidemics
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Designed for OCHA and partners at country, regional and headquarters-level, this guidance was developed in 2025 with the objective of giving an idea of suitable triggers and assistance packages for anticipatory action. It will be regularly updated with learning and good practices from implementation
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The 2026 appeal seeks nearly US$ 1 billion to respond to 36 emergencies worldwide, including 14 Grade 3 emergencies requiring the highest level of organizational response. These emergencies span sudden-onset and protracted humanitarian crises where health needs are critical.
Support Collaborative Risk Assessment for health threats
Global consultation report Lyon, France 12-15 December 2023
The RRT Best Practices Manual
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Key Components of Effective Rapid Response for Food and Feed Emergencies
Emergency Medical Teams 2030 strategy
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The Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) initiative plays a vital role in building this stronger and
more resilient global health emergency architecture, both by driving its formation and by
contributing to a rapidly deployable global health emergency corps. The Initiative and EMTs
bring something uniqu
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Medical evacuation in emergencies
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A guidance for medical teams and specialized care teams.
This guidance aims to provide a comprehensive framework for the safe and context-adapted coordination, clinical care, operations support and logistics relevant to governments, national authorities, including ministries of health, civil protec
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The manual elaborates on a wide rang of logistics management issues such as carrying assessements, procurement, storing, transporting and distribution of emergency supplies
excessed 27 January 2015
The Multi-Cluster/Sector Initial Rapid Assessment (MIRA) is a joint needs assessment tool that can be used in sudden onset emergencies, including IASC System-Wide Level 3 Emergency Responses (L3 Responses).
Climate change is damaging human health now and is projected to have a greater impact in the future. Low- and middle-income countries are seeing the worst effects as they are most vulnerable to climate shifts and least able to adapt given weak health systems and poor infrastructure. Low-carbon appro
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The guidance aspires
• To emphasize the 'need' to mainstream disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the health sector initiatives.
• To identify key approaches for mainstreaming DRR in the health sector in Myanmar, particularly in rural areas, based on the good practices, innovative approach ...
• To emphasize the 'need' to mainstream disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the health sector initiatives.
• To identify key approaches for mainstreaming DRR in the health sector in Myanmar, particularly in rural areas, based on the good practices, innovative approach ...
International health regulations (2005): state party self-assessment annual reporting tool, 2nd ed
Second edition.
AVailable in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Portuguese
No publication year indicated
In the context of the floods in August 2015 in Myanmar, the Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRR WG) was requested to provide clear recommendations to the DMH (Department of Hydrology and Meteorology)to strengthen preparedness activities, in particular for t ...
In the context of the floods in August 2015 in Myanmar, the Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRR WG) was requested to provide clear recommendations to the DMH (Department of Hydrology and Meteorology)to strengthen preparedness activities, in particular for t ...
Safe Motherhood Series
An infection control programme puts together various practices which when used appropriately restrict the spread of infection
