Seminar WHO/Europe Emergency Operations Centre

TID: Tirsdag den 18. februar kl. 14-16

STED: UN City, Marmorvej 51, 2100 København Ø.

Meet the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe and learn about how they secure public health. What happens when a new disease breaks out and how do you monitor potential health crises?

Make contacts with WHO experts and identify the stories that interest you the most.

TID: Tirsdag den 18. februar kl. 14-16

STED: UN City, Marmorvej 51, 2100 København Ø.

Meet the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe and learn about how they secure public health. What happens when a new disease breaks out and how do you monitor potential health crises?

Make contacts with WHO experts and identify the stories that interest you the most.

The primary scope for this Office concerns public health events in the 53 very different Member Countries of the European Region. At the meeting there will be presentations on how this works in the daily and in emergency mode.

Registration is required and number of participants is limited due to space constraints. If you wish to participate please register before February 9th at [email protected]

Programme:

13:45-14:00
Registration at UN City and access to the WHO/Europe EOC

14:00-14:10
Welcome and opening
Director DCE – G. Rodier

14:10-14:20
Tour de table with introductions
Moderated by I. Parvanova

14:20-14:30
Description of WHO/Europe EOC
ARO – D. Faix

14:30-14:45
Management of public health events with potential international impact
MERS-CoV suspected case – Denmark 2012
ARO – AP. Coutinho

14:45-15:00
Q&As
Moderated by C. Salvi

15:00-15:15
Webex with the WHO/HQ SHOCK room and Q&As
Moderated by J. Pukkila

15:15-15:35
Presentation of the Division and the Technical Units working on acute events
Director DCE – G. Rodier
TUs Country disaster and preparedness, Environment and health, Food safety, Influenza, International Health Regulations, Vaccine-preventable diseases

15:35-15:45
Q&As
Moderated by C. Salvi

15:45-16:00
Coffee break

For further information:
www.euro.who.int
www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/emergencies
www.euro.who.int/en/countries