This course will provide an overview of the WHO Health Emergencies Operational Readiness program (OPR). The course offers an outline of Operational Readiness and presents the five minimum readiness standards as defined by WHO during the Global Meeting on Operational Readiness in December 2017. In two modules, the course will highlight how Operational Readiness can be achieved and applied to all hazards and emergencies. Modules 1 will review and describe to participants the core elements of OPR and how it is achieved, implemented to ensure countries, partners and WHO offices can increase their readiness to emergency response. Modules 2 will illustrate the 5 minimum OPR standards and explain how participants can support OPR at their levels and within their functions of work. This course is meant to assist and educate you to be an advocate of the Operational Readiness program.
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La plateforme comprend divers types de produits et comprend du matériel destiné aux travailleurs de la santé et aux travailleurs communautaires qui sont en première ligne de la réponse à l'éclosion. Le matériel comprend des connaissances épidémiologiques et des interventions sanitaires sur des maladies infectieuses comme la maladie du virus Ebola (Ebola), la fièvre jaune, la peste et le choléra. Ces documents sont également produits dans les langues locales les plus couramment utilisées par les intervenants locaux dans les zones d'éclosion.
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The need for knowledge transfer in infectious disease outbreaks was recognized during the 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Similarly, in all major epidemics of past years, including yellow fever and Zika, there has been an increased need for a system that quickly transforms scientific knowledge into action on the ground. OpenWHO.org was born from that need.
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This course aims to provide an overview of key concepts, strategies and opportunities for effectively working with WHO Member states and non-state actors to achieve health-related SDG targets and Universal Health Coverage (UHC). It is a condensed version of the more extensive “Accelerating progress towards health-related SDGs”, which is available through iLearn. One of the main objectives of this course is to create a deeper understanding of why UHC and health security play essential roles in the SDG agenda and how WHO’s six lines of action can help accelerate its fulfilment until 2030.
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OpenWHO aims to equip all frontline responders with the knowledge they need to better contain disease outbreaks and manage health emergencies. It also aims to foster discussions, feedback and sharing of expert knowledge on public health.
