Humanitarian Health & Emergency Response

Getting your workplace ready for COVID-19 In January 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus disease in Hubei Province, China to be a Public…

Health Sector Response to Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19): Milestones ??     Situation Update Report on #Nepal‘s Health Sector Response to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) @mohpnep @MOHPnepal @dhbhanu #corona #COVID2019 #n2019CoV pic.twitter.com/Gor5MKhtNX…

WHO has finally named the disease caused by the novel coronavirus: ”COVID-19” C-O-V-I-D hyphen one nine – COVID-19″ WHO has finally named the disease caused by the novel coronavirus: ”COVID-19.”.…

What is Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)?   According to International Health Regulations (2005), the term ”Public Health Emergency of International Concern” is defined as “an extraordinary event…

WHO declares the new coronavirus outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern #Coronavirus declared a public health emergency of international concern by World Health Organization (WHO) Statement on the second meeting…

Statement on the meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) The meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General…

Infection prevention and control during health care when novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection is suspected (Interim guidance) This guidance is intended for health-care workers (HCWs), health-care managers, and teams working in…

China virus outbreak shows Asia needs to step up infection preparation Region is safer after epidemic lessons but new diseases always arising Author: Dr Takeshi Kasai Regional Director for the…

Delhi Declaration on Emergency Preparedness in the South-East Asia Region We, The Health Ministers of the Member States of the WHO South-East Asia Region, were participated in the Seventy-second Session…