{"id":8979,"date":"2026-05-11T12:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/emergency-ready-primary-health-care-operational-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T12:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:30:07","slug":"emergency-ready-primary-health-care-operational-guide","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/emergency-ready-primary-health-care-operational-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency ready primary health care operational guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"dynamic-content__section dynamic-content__container\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__section-container\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__figure-container\">\n<figure class=\"dynamic-content__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/a599ede5-6ffe-47c8-9ebe-27a1c5ca7b91\/content\" alt=\"Emergency ready primary health care operational guide\"><br \/>\n     <\/figure>\n<div class=\"button button-blue-background\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/ecfa5423-800d-4115-9259-7d02f19718ca\/content\" onclick=\"sendGaEvent('Download','https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/ecfa5423-800d-4115-9259-7d02f19718ca\/content')\">Download <span>(2.9 MB)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__description-container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__description\">\n<h3>Overview <\/h3>\n<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Turning emergency readiness from principle into practice at the frontline of primary health care.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Emergency Ready Primary Health Care (ERPHC) Operational Guide<\/strong> provides practical, step\u2011by\u2011step guidance to support countries in implementing the ERPHC Framework. It translates the framework\u2019s core capacities\u2014<strong>connect, detect, protect and treat<\/strong>\u2014into actionable processes, tools and implementation pathways that can be adapted to different risks, contexts and health system structures.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing on lessons from multi\u2011country implementation, the guide supports ministries of health and partners to assess readiness, prioritize interventions, co\u2011create country\u2011specific strategies and embed emergency preparedness into routine PHC planning, management and service delivery. Through a flexible, non\u2011prescriptive approach, the operational guide helps strengthen frontline performance, integrate essential public health functions and build sustainable emergency readiness within primary health care systems\u2014without creating parallel structures.<\/p>\n<div id=\"dynamic-content__accordion\" class=\"dynamic-content__accordion\">\n<h3>Related publications<\/h3>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/B09750\" data-sf-ec-immutable=\"\">Emergency ready primary health care framework<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__details\">\n<div class=\"detail who-team\">\n<div class=\"label\">WHO Team<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n                 <span><br \/>\nCommunity Readiness and Resilience (CRR),                  <\/span><br \/>\n                 <span><br \/>\nHealth Emergency Preparedness (HSP),                  <\/span><br \/>\n                 <span><br \/>\nHealth Security Preparedness (HSP)                 <\/span>\n         <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Editors<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">World Health Organization and Resolve to Save Lives<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Number of pages<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">86<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Reference numbers<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n<div><strong class=\"label-sm\">WHO Reference Number: <\/strong><span>B09751<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Copyright<\/div>\n<p>                <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"creativecommons-icons-wrappers\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/igo\/deed.en\" rel=\"license\" title=\"Click here to see the details of CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/cc.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/by.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/nc.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/sa.svg\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/B09751?rand=6398\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download (2.9 MB) Overview Turning emergency readiness from principle into practice at the frontline of primary health care. 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