Africa: UN Health Agency Launches Programme for Outbreaks and Humanitarian Emergencies

26 May 2016

At the World Health Assembly taking place in Geneva this week, Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed to establish a new Health Emergencies Programme that will add operational capabilities for outbreaks and humanitarian emergencies that complement the health agency's traditional technical and normative roles.

The new programme is designed to deliver rapid, predictable and comprehensive support to countries and communities as they prepare for, face or recover from emergencies caused by any type of hazard to human health, whether disease outbreaks, natural or human-made disasters or conflicts, WHO said in a news release.

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