Early warning surveillance and response in emergencies

Report of the second WHO technical workshop, 10-11 May 2011, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Overview

The Disease Control in Humanitarian Emergencies (DCE) team within the department of Global Alertand Response at WHO headquarters is conducting a project aimed at strengthening disease surveillance in the immediate aftermath of acute emergencies, through the early warning alert and response network (EWARN) mechanism.This document is a report of the proceedings of the second technical workshop, held 10–11 May 2011 at WHO headquarters in Geneva.

WHO Team
Emergencies Preparedness
Number of pages
12
Reference numbers
WHO Reference Number: WHO/HSE/GAR/DCE/2011.2