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A Guidance Document for Medical Teams Responding to Health Emergencies in Armed Conflicts and Other Insecure Environments
The document is a guide for medical teams responding to health emergencies in conflict zones. It describes how these teams should operate safely and effectively, …
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Recovery Toolkit: Supporting Countries to Achieve Health Service Resilience
This toolkit helps countries make their health services stronger and more resilient. It describes ways to improve healthcare systems so they can handle challenges better, …
New WHO Prevalence Estimates of Mental Disorders in Conflict Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
2019
· The University of Queensland,
· World Health Organization (WHO),
· University of Washington,
· Harvard University,
· Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research
This article describes updated estimates from the World Health Organization for the prevalence of mental disorders in conflict-affected settings and calculates the burden per 1000 …
Emergency Medical Teams: Minimum Technical Standards and Recommendations for Rehabilitation
2016
· World Health Organization (WHO),
· International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
This document provides guidance for Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs), formerly known as "foreign medical teams," on building or improving their rehabilitation capacity within established coordination …
WHO Sierra Leone 2016-2017: From Ebola to Health
The WHO report on Sierra Leone for 2016-2017 focuses on health improvements and challenges in the country. It describes efforts to strengthen healthcare systems, improve …
Classification and Minimum Standards for Emergency Medical Teams
This publication is about emergency medical teams (EMTs) and their standards. It describes how EMTs are organized, trained, and deployed during emergencies like natural disasters …
Minimum Technical Standards and Recommendations for Rehabilitation
This document by the World Health Organization sets standards for Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs) during disasters. It describes how EMTs should include rehabilitation services to …
Communicating Risk in Public Health Emergencies: A WHO Guideline for Emergency Risk Communication (ERC) Policy and Practice
The document is a guideline from the World Health Organization (WHO) on how to communicate risks during public health emergencies. It describes the importance of …
Strategic Toolkit for Assessing Risks: A Comprehensive Toolkit for All-Hazards Health Emergency Risk Assessment
This toolkit is a guide to help people understand and manage risks. It describes different ways to identify potential problems and how to handle them …
WHO Guidance for Business Continuity Planning
The WHO guidance for business continuity planning helps prepare for emergencies like pandemics. It describes how WHO can keep running during crises by identifying key …