Virtually all health care operations, including public health, are undertaken only at a local or
regional level. Large-scale infectious disease emergencies, such as SARS or pandemic …

Background: An estimated 5 million Syrian people have either been internally displaced or
taken refuge in Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon and Egypt owing to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in …

In preparing for health crises, health systems face the prospect of multiple hazards, limited
resources for dealing with them and high expectations of their performance. With the …

Understanding which emerging infectious diseases are of international public health
concern is vital. The International Health Regulations include a decision instrument to help …

Objectives: To evaluate the Ministry of Health (MoH) hospitals preparedness for potential
disasters and crisis events using the World Health Organization (WHO) hospital emergency …

Marburgo 1967 466 373 80 11 Nipah 1998 513 398 77, 6 2 Hendra 1994 7 4 57 1 H5N1 flu
1997 861 455 52, 8 18 Ebola 1976 33,577 13,562 40.4 9 H7N9 flu 2013 1,568 616 39.3 3 …

Objectives: To improve access to quality online training materials developed from 2010 to
2015 by 14 Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Centers (PERLCs) by …

Abstract Public Health Emergency Operation Center (PHEOC) was conceptualized and
established for coordinating information and resources towards goal-oriented response in …

Background To identify the weakest skill areas perceived by participants among key skills
highly demanded during emergencies and to explore factors influencing the self-rated …

Introduction: Health workforce development is essential for achieving the goals of an
effective health system, as well as establishing national Health Emergency and Disaster …