Emergency Preparedness for the Health Sector and Communities—Challenges and the Way Forward

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (S2) ◽  
pp. s188-s197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
World Health ◽  
Expert Consultation ◽  
World Health Assembly ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
World Health Assembly Resolution ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

AbstractIn accordance with the World Health Assembly Resolution 58.1, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened an Expert Consultation in Geneva, Switzerland from 15–17 February 2006 to discuss and provide recommendations for enhancing emergency preparedness and capacity building at the community, country, regional, and global levels. The consultation included experts and representatives of non-governmental and inter-governmental organizations. Recommendations included a set of operational objectives and strategies for achieving them. It was recognized that emergency preparedness is part of development and that crises occur at the community level. The recommendations, therefore, were focused at the community and country levels and outlined processes by which WHO could assist countries in augmenting their abilities to cope with health emergencies. This document provides a detailed discussion of the issues addressed, the conclusions reached, and recommendations based on the conclusions.

scholarly journals Taiwan and the World Health Assembly/World Health Organization: Perspectives from Health Services and Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-27
Author(s):  
Yen-Fu Chen
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Contextual Information ◽  
International Health ◽  
World Health ◽  
Active Member ◽  
World Health Assembly ◽  
The World ◽  
Taiwanese People ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Organization

Despite being one of Asia’s major economies with a population of over 23 million, Taiwan has been mostly excluded from the World Health Assembly/World Health Organization (wha/who) since 1972, due to China’s objection. While this has not stopped Taiwan from developing a comprehensive healthcare system and being an active member of international health community, the lack of membership in the world’s leading health authority undermines global health and presents perverse, and yet often neglected, inequality faced by Taiwanese people. This article aims to provide contextual information concerning the impacts of Taiwan’s exclusion from wha/who by: (1) enumerating health-related areas where Taiwan has rich knowledge and experiences that would have been cascaded much more widely and efficiently to those in need around the world had it been allowed to participate; and (2) highlighting difficulties faced by Taiwanese people and potential threats to international health arising from the exclusion.

scholarly journals Progress of COVID-19 Epidemic in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 154-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khadijah Abid ◽  
Yashfika Abdul Bari ◽  
Maryam Younas ◽  
Sehar Tahir Javaid ◽  
Abira Imran
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Short Communication ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
World Health ◽  
First Case ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Shed Light

The outbreak of corona virus initiated as pneumonia of unknown cause in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, which has been now spreading rapidly out of Wuhan to other countries. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus outbreak as the sixth public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), and on March 11, 2020, the WHO announced coronavirus as pandemic. Coronavirus is thought to be increasing in Pakistan. The first case of coronavirus was reported from Karachi on February 26, 2020, with estimated populace of Pakistan as 204.65 million. Successively, the virus spreads into various regions nationwide and has currently become an epidemic. The WHO has warned Pakistan that the country could encounter great challenge against the outbreak of coronavirus in the coming days. This short communication is conducted to shed light on the epidemic of coronavirus in the country. It would aid in emphasizing the up-to-date situation in a nutshell and the measures taken by the health sector of Pakistan to abate the risk of communication.

scholarly journals Large fall in new HIV diagnoses in Latvia in 2002

2003 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
I Upmace ◽  
Laura Seïakova
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Foodborne Diseases ◽  
World Health Assembly ◽  
The World ◽  
Response Systems ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
National Governments

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published guidance to help national governments minimise terrorist threats to food by integrating the mechanisms which manage outbreaks of both unintentional and deliberate foodborne diseases and contamination (1,2). The need for guidance was raised during the 55th World Health Assembly in May 2002, and Terrorist threats to food: guidance for establishing and strengthening prevention and response systems (www.who.int/fsf) is a response to recent increasing concern worldwide about the possible use of chemical, biological or radionuclear (CBRN) agents against civilian populations.

scholarly journals Global neurosurgery: current and potential impact of neurosurgeons at the World Health Organization and the World Health Assembly. Executive summary of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies–World Health Organization Liaison Committee at the 71st World Health Assembly

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. E18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail Rosseau ◽  
Walter D. Johnson ◽  
Kee B. Park ◽  
Miguel Arráez Sánchez ◽  
Franco Servadei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Surgical Care ◽  
Global Surgery ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Federation ◽  
Member States ◽  
World Health Assembly ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Since the creation of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948, the annual World Health Assembly (WHA) has been the major forum for discussion, debate, and approval of the global health agenda. As such, it informs the framework for the policies and budgets of many of its Member States. For most of its history, a significant portion of the attention of health ministers and Member States has been given to issues of clean water, vaccination, and communicable diseases. For neurosurgeons, the adoption of WHA Resolution 68.15 changed the global health landscape because the importance of surgical care for universal health coverage was highlighted in the document. This resolution was adopted in 2015, shortly after the publication of The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery Report titled “Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare and economic development.” Mandating global strengthening of emergency and essential surgical care and anesthesia, this resolution has led to the formation of surgical and anesthesia collaborations that center on WHO and can be facilitated via the WHA. Participation by neurosurgeons has grown dramatically, in part due to the official relations between WHO and the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, with the result that global neurosurgery is gaining momentum.

Report to the 58th World Health Assembly: Health Action in Relation to Crises and Disasters

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 487-490
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Summary Report ◽  
World Health Assembly ◽  
Agenda Item ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Action ◽  
Health Organization

AbstractThis Summary Report was prepared for Agenda item 13.3 for the meeting of the World Health Assembly convened at the World Health Organizationation (WHO) Headquarters in Geneva, Switzwitzerland on 20 May 2005. It was in part, prepared from the Reports generaged by the Conference, Health Actions in Relation to Crises and Disasters, convened by the World Health Organization in Phuket, Thailand, 04–06 May 2005.

scholarly journals WHO publishes guidance to minimise both terrorist and unintentional threats to food

2003 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Foodborne Diseases ◽  
World Health Assembly ◽  
The World ◽  
Response Systems ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
National Governments

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published guidance to help national governments minimise terrorist threats to food by integrating the mechanisms which manage outbreaks of both unintentional and deliberate foodborne diseases and contamination (1,2). The need for guidance was raised during the 55th World Health Assembly in May 2002, and Terrorist threats to food: guidance for establishing and strengthening prevention and response systems (www.who.int/fsf) is a response to recent increasing concern worldwide about the possible use of chemical, biological or radionuclear (CBRN) agents against civilian populations.

scholarly journals COVID 19 Worries and Opportunities

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zizi Elsayed Ibrahim Sabra
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
World Health ◽  
Hard Time ◽  
The World ◽  
Education Profession ◽  
Will Power ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Social Sectors

With the middle of March 2020 the news of breakout of the pandemic had been assured around the world, spreading the uncertainty and worry in a very ambiguous atmosphere all over the world (World Health Organization, 2020b). World health organization with the group of 20 (G-20) and United Nations (UN) at 26 of March 2020 committed collaboration in facing the pandemic (Khashaba, 2020). All countries including Egypt worked according to the recommendation of the World health organization plan in facing this pandemic, taking into account the safety rules in all sectors of the society (World Health Organization, 2020a) up to date efforts to help control and manage the COVID19 and NCOVID19. As a part of Information and Decision Support Center – Egyptian Cabinet keenness on spreading public opinion awareness, the center is publishing a newsletter about the implications of the new Corona-Virus, with the purpose of presenting the latest updates on the international level, and the most important measures and initiatives that can be of benefit in health sector, education sector, professions and social sectors too (Information and Decision Support Center System, 2020) side to side with the Regional and international efforts (Madoui & Bendjeroua, 2020’ Namsolleck & Moll, 2020). Although of having hard time and big challenges to protect ourselves and loved ones, it is always possible to keep a positive mindset and stay resilient. When we look back to the last eight months we will find out how every one of us had the opportunity to test his will power to continue our achievements in education, profession, social, health fields.

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