May 29, 2024 · Emergency care is an integrated platform for delivering accessible, quality and time-sensitive health care services for acute illness and injury across the life course. Integrated emergency care services facilitate timely recognition, treatment management and, when needed, continued treatment of the acutely ill at the appropriate level of the ...

Oct 1, 2024 · On the UN International Day of Older Persons 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urgently calling for action to not only strengthen but transform the way countries provide care and support for older people, especially as we approach the halfway point of the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030).

Apr 12, 2022 · Accurate measurements and readings from a pulse oximeter are important signs in determining if and when a COVID-19 patient at home may need urgent care at a healthcare facility. As a general rule, a decline below 90%, or a progressive downwards trend, can be an early warning of need for further medical assessment.

Feb 24, 2025 · WHO has documented over 2254 attacks on health care in Ukraine since the start of full-scale war in the country 3 years ago. The health-care system continues to face unprecedented challenges. In 2025, attacks on health care have not stopped and we continue to document them almost daily. Forty-two attacks have already been recorded in 2025, resulting …

Feb 28, 2025 · The United Nations agency working to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable.

Decades of war and internal conflict have left Afghanistan’s health system fragmented and severely under-resourced. Over 14.3 million people need urgent health assistance in 2025 due to displacement, disease outbreaks, and refugee returns. WHO is working to restore essential health services for millions of vulnerable people.

Jan 16, 2025 · The World Health Organization (WHO) in its Disease Outbreak News dated 7 January 2025 provided information and advice to the public about trends of acute respiratory infection including human metapneumovirus (hMPV), in the Northern Hemisphere. The WHO report stated these increases are typically caused by seasonal influenza, respiratory syncytial …

Mar 6, 2025 · This underscores the urgent need for gender-responsive health care that enhances not just longevity but overall quality of life.The biggest opportunity for change lies in the very workforce that drives healthcare forward. Women are the backbone of the global health and care workforce, yet their contributions often go unrecognized and undervalued.

on urgent-care cases. Home visits to complex chronic patients and nurse-led virtual consultations to chronic patients soared during lockdown. In successive waves, home visits expanded to patients with all chronic conditions and face-to-face visits resumed, thanks in part to the new influx of professionals.

The Basic Emergency Care Course (BEC) is a joint WHO/ICRC/IFEM learning programme for first contact health workers who care for patients with acute illness or injury. BEC teaches a systematic approach to the initial assessment and management of time-sensitive conditions where early intervention saves lives.