Scientific article

English

World Health Organization and emergency health: if not now, when ?

ContributorsChecchi, Francesco; Waldman, Ronald J; Roberts, Leslie F; Ager, Alastair; Asgary, Ramin; Benner, Marie T; Blanchet, Karl

; Burnham, Gilbert; d'Harcourt, Emmanuel; Leaning, Jennifer; Massaquoi, Moses B F; Mills, Edward J; Moresky, Rachel T; Patel, Preeti; Roberts, Bayard; Toole, Michael J; Woodruff, Bradley; Zwi, Anthony B

Published inBMJ, vol. 352, i469

Publication date2016-01-28

First online date2016-01-28

Abstract

In light of the recent Ebola epidemic, Francesco Checchi and colleagues argue that the World Health Organization’s response to health emergencies is not fit for purpose and put forward six proposals to reform WHO’s crisis response.

Keywords

Developing Countries
Disaster Planning / organization & administration
Disaster Planning / standards
Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control
Emergency Medical Services / organization & administration
Emergency Medical Services / standards
Global Health
Health Care Reform
Health Services Accessibility / organization & administration
Health Services Accessibility / standards
Humans
Population Surveillance
Quality Improvement
War-Related Injuries / prevention & control
World Health Organization / organization & administration

Affiliation entities

Not a UNIGE publication

Citation (ISO format)

CHECCHI, Francesco et al. World Health Organization and emergency health: if not now, when ? In: BMJ, 2016, vol. 352, p. i469. doi: 10.1136/bmj.i469

Article (Published version)

Identifiers

PID : unige:178670
DOI : 10.1136/bmj.i469
PMID : 26821569

Additional URL for this publicationhttps://www.bmj.com/content/352/bmj.i469.long

Journal ISSN1756-1833

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