3 hours
Incident management system (Tier 1)
Health
Arabic
English
French
Russian
Spanish
Delivery Modality
Online self-paced
Theme
Emergency Communications
Ecosystem-based Solutions
Risk-informed Humanitarian Response Plans/Needs Overview
Audience
Government
UN Staff
Agencies
WHO
Certification
Yes
To enhance the WHO's Health Emergencies Programme (WHE) response capability, WHE proposed the development of a series of training packages to build staff competencies, skills and knowledge, to enhance deployment and response capability. Tier 1 covers the mandatory minimum package that all personnel being deployed on a WHO health emergency response must complete. It includes four animated online modules covering an introduction to emergency management, WHO’s role in emergencies, the emergency response framework and the incident management system.
Learning objective:
Gain a foundational understanding of the Incident Management System (IMS) structure and its procedures.