The Emergency Response Framework provides WHO staff with essential guidance on how the Organization manages the assessment, grading and response to public health events and emergencies with health consequences, in support of Member States and affected communities. Building on the principles of the ERF, this microlearning provides an overview of WHO’s role in emergencies, the Incident Management System (IMS) and its key functions, and the process from verification to response to a public health emergency.
Photo credits: WHO / Mehak Sethi
Language: English
English
Course information
Overview: Every individual working in and responding to outbreaks and public health emergencies for WHO must be familiar with WHO’s approach to emergency management, including the principles of the Emergency Response Framework (ERF), such as WHO’s core commitment and guiding principles in emergencies, WHO’s grading of emergencies, and the Incident Management System (IMS), among others. This video-based microlearning is intended to provide an overview of WHO’s approach to emergency management, the ERF and the IMS, with a fictional outbreak to guide learners through an emergency response from detection to response. The full Introduction to the Emergency Response Framework (ERF) in PowerPoint presentations is available here.
Course duration: Approximately 2 hours.
Certificates: No certificate available at this moment. To earn your certificate, complete the assessment which is available in the course on ERF here.
What you'll learn
- Explain the principles of the Emergency Response Framework
- Identify and describe WHO’s responsibilities and accountabilities during emergency response
- Describe emergency related resources, such as the eSOPs for emergencies and the contingency fund for emergencies
Course contents
Microlearning on the Emergency Response Framework (ERF)