Publications
UCN documents
EPR-TAG and RITAG Joint Recommendations on Mpox
Mpox has been neglected in Central and Western Africa since the 1970s. Insufficient global investment in research, surveillance, and countermeasures has exacerbated the current growing outbreak.
Ensuring Health Security in the African Region: WHO Emergency Preparedness and Response Progress Report (Q3, 2023)
The World Health Organization African Region (WHO AFRO) carries the highest burden of public health emergencies globally, with more than 100 events occurring annually.
Ensuring Health Security in the African Region: WHO Emergency Preparedness and Response Progress Report (Q2, 2023)
The World Health Organization African Region (WHO AFRO) carries the highest burden of public health emergencies globally, with more than 100 events occurring annually.
Ensuring health security in the African region: Emergency preparedness and response flagships progress report #5
The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO), in accordance with recommendations from various WHO committees, has developed three flagship initiatives to support Member States in the African region to prepare for, detect and respond to public health emergencies.
Actioning the Emergency Medical Teams’ initiative in the WHO African Region: strategic paper
Emergency medical teams (EMT) are first response health care providers – doctors, nurses, paramedics, and others – during outbreaks and emergencies or disasters, working with governments, charities such as nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), armies, and international organizations such as the International Red Cross/Red Crescent movement.
Ensuring health security in the African region: Emergency preparedness and response flagships progress report #4
The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO), in accordance with recommendations from various WHO committees, has developed three flagship initiatives to support Member States in the African region to prepare for, detect and respond to public health emergencies.
Ensuring health security in the African region: Emergency preparedness and response flagships progress report #3
The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO), in accordance with recommendations from various WHO committees, has developed three flagship initiatives to support Member States in the African region to prepare for, detect and respond to public health emergencies.
Ensuring health security in the African region - Emergency preparedness and response flagship programmes
The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO), in accordance with recommendations from various WHO committees, has developed three flagship programmes to support Member States in the African region to prepare for, detect and respond to public health emergencies.
Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC) Legal Framework Guide: A Guide for the Development of a Legal Framework to Authorize the Establishment and Operationalization of a PHEOC
A public health emergency operation center (PHEOC) serves as a hub for better coordinating the preparation, response, and recovery for public health emergencies. A functional PHEOC is critical for the implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005).
Handbook for Public Health Emergency Operations Center Operations and Management
Public health emergencies arising from public health threats continue to be a major concern in Member States of the WHO African Region. Member States need to have functional public health Emergency Operations Centres (EOCs) to fulfill the International Health Regulations (IHR) obligations. EOCs play critical roles in helping Member States prepare for and respond to public health emergencies.