Handbook for developing a public health emergency operations centre: part C
Training and exercises
Overview
In 2015, WHO published the Framework for a public health emergency operations centre (“the Framework”). The Framework provides guidance to WHO Member States on the development of public health emergency operations centres, or PHEOCs, as part of their work to meet their commitments to the core capacity requirements of the International Health Regulations (IHR (2005)). The Framework is based on the findings of a series of systematic literature reviews and expert consultations.
Building on the Framework, the series of reviews and expert consultations, the Handbook for developing a public health emergency operations centre (“the handbook”) has been developed to provide more detailed guidance for implementing the Framework. The handbook consists of three separate documents:
- Handbook for developing a public health emergency operations centre, Part A: Policy, plans and procedures (“the handbook Part A”)
- Handbook for developing a public health emergency operations centre, Part B: Physical structures, technology, and information systems (“the handbook Part B”)
- Handbook for developing a public health emergency operations centre, Part C: Training and exercises (“the handbook Part C”).
