WHO (World Health Organization) Health Emergencies Programme (WHE): The Way W(H)E Work; Nurses at the Front | NLM

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WHO (World Health Organization) Health Emergencies Programme (WHE): The Way W(H)E Work; Nurses at the Front

12/19/2019 12:00 AM EST

Source: World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM). Published: 12/19/2019. This one-hour presentation highlights how the World Health Organization Health Emergencies (WHE) Programme works in emergencies, such as in Ukraine and Whole-of-Syria, and emphasizes nursing roles in all stages of the emergency management cycle: prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. It discusses how nurses and midwives are often left out of planning for emergency preparedness and response, and details the greatest health risks in 2019. (Video or Multimedia)