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About HAC
WHO works closely with Member States, international partners, and local institutions to help communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies, disasters and crises. We are committed to:
- Saving lives and reducing suffering in times of crises
- Building efficient partnerships for emergency management and ensuring these are properly coordinated
- Advocating for political support and consistent resources for disaster preparedness, response, and recovery
- Developing evidence based guidance for all phases of emergency work in the health sector
- Strengthening capacity and resilience of health systems and countries to mitigate and manage disasters
- Ensuring international capacity is available to support countries for emergency response through training and establishment of surge capacity.
Dr Eric Laroche
Assistant Director-General
Health Action in Crises
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Biography
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Speeches
Frequently Asked Questions
What is WHO’s role during crises? What is WHO’s role within the UN humanitarian framework? How is HAC organized? How are activities funded? What is the Health Cluster? And many more questions…
Q&A
Key policy documents
World Health Assembly Resolutions
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59.3 Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan - 27 May 2006
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59.22 Emergency Preparedness and Response - 27 May 2006
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58.1 Health action in relation to crises and disasters, with particular emphasis on the earthquakes and tsunamis - 26 December 2004
Report by the Secretariat, 59th World Health Assembly
Emergency Preparedness and Response - 24 May 2006
Report by the Secretariat , 115th Executive Board Session
Responding to Health Aspects of Crises, Report by the Secretariat - 25 November 2004
Presentations
WHO's work in emergency preparedness and response [pdf 240kb]
September 2006
WHO's evolving role in emergencies [pdf 187kb]
August 2006
Health Action in Crises: Vision and major areas of work [pdf 1.59Mb]
March 2006
ECHO-WHO Fourth Strategic Programming Dialogue: WHO Priorities [pdf 682kb]
Brussels, 17th November 2005
WHO’s role when preparing for and responding to health aspects of crises [pdf 2.78Mb]
Technical Briefing, 58th World Health Assembly, 19 May 2005
Health Action in Crises [pdf 3.48Mb]
Executive Board Meeting, 17 January 2005
WHO's better contribution to health, before, during and after crises [pdf 617kb]
Technical Briefing, 57th World Health Assembly, 18 May 2004
WHO Health Action in Crises [pdf 2.78Mb]
Technical Briefing, 57th World Health Assembly, May 2004
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