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To enhance the WHO's Health Emergencies Programme (WHE) response capability, WHE proposed the development of a series of training packages to build staff competencies, skills and knowledge, to enhance deployment and response capability. Tier 1 covers the mandatory minimum package that all personnel being deployed on a WHO health emergency response must complete. It includes four animated online modules covering an introduction to emergency management, WHO’s role in emergencies, the emergency response framework and the incident management system.
Self-paced
Language: English
Basic (Basique)
Course information
Course contents
Module 1 – WHO Health Emergencies Programme and WHO roles in emergencies:
• Introduction
• WHO Health Emergencies Programme (WHE)
• WHO Core Commitments in Emergencies
• WHO Guiding Principles in Emergencies
• Knowledge check
Module 2 – Introduction to Emergency Management:
• Introduction
• Defining Emergency Management (EM)
• Background and Historical Challenges in Emergency ManagementEmergency management cycle
• Emergency management Principles
• Key Terminology
• The Incident Command Systems (ICS)
• Knowledge check
Module 3 – The WHO Emergency Response Framework (ERF 2.0):
• Introduction
• The Incident Management System (IMS)
o Development, Principles and Overview
o What is IMS?
o Why Universal Standards?
o WHOs adoption of IMS
• WHO’s Incident Management System
o Critical Functions, Structure and key Roles
o Leadership and the Incident Manager
o Escalation principles / Scaling the Response
o Emergency Operations Resourcing
o Communication and Span of Control
o Unified Management
o WHO IMS Plans
• The Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)
o What is an EOC?
o The role of the EOC in IMS
o The role of the EOC in Emergencies
• Knowledge check
Module 4 – Incident Management System (IMS) applied in WHO:
• Introduction
• The Incident Management System (IMS)
o Development, Principles and Overview
o What is IMS?
o Why Universal Standards?
o WHOs adoption of IMS
• WHO’s Incident Management System
o Critical Functions, Structure and key Roles
o Leadership and the Incident Manager
o Escalation principles / Scaling the Response
o Emergency Operations Resourcing
o Communication and Span of Control
o Unified Management
o WHO IMS Plans
• The Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)
o What is an EOC?
o The role of the EOC in IMS
o The role of the EOC in Emergencies
• Knowledge check
Additional resources:
1. Lunch seminar "What do people die of in emergencies and what can we do to reduce it?"
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- Gain a confirmation of participation by completing at least 80% of the course material.