WHO in emergencies
January 15th, 2019Grade 3 emergencies
- Bangladesh – Rohingya crisis
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Myanmar
- Nigeria
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Yemen
Grade 3: a single or multiple country event with substantial public health consequences that requires a substantial WCO response and/or substantial international WHO response. Organizational and/or external support required by the WCO is substantial. An Emergency Support Team, run out of the regional office, coordinates the provision of support to the WCO.
Grade 2 emergencies
- Brazil (in Portugese)
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Ethiopia
- Hurricane Irma and Maria in the Caribbean
- Iraq
- Libya
- MERS-CoV
- Niger
- occupied Palestinian territory
- Sao Tome and Principe Necrotizing Cellulitis (2017)
- Sudan
- Ukraine
- Zimbabwe
Grade 2: a single or multiple country event with moderate public health consequences that requires a moderate WCO response and/or moderate international WHO response. Organizational and/or external support required by the WCO is moderate. An Emergency Support Team, run out of the regional office (the Emergency Support Team is only run out of HQ if multiple regions are affected), coordinates the provision of support to the WCO.
Grade 1 emergencies
- Afghanistan
- Chad
- Indonesia – Sulawesi earthquake 2018
- Kenya
- Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- Mali
- Namibia – viral hepatitis
- Peru
- Philippines – Tyhpoon Mangkhut
- Tanzania
Grade 1: a single or multiple country event with minimal public health consequences that requires a minimal WCO response or a minimal international WHO response. Organizational and/or external support required by the WCO is minimal. The provision of support to the WCO is coordinated by a focal point in the regional office.