National health emergency risk communication: plan-writing package
Overview
In February 2017, the WHO Regional Office for Europe launched a
capacity-building package on ERC in five steps to support country
development or strengthening of ERC under IHR. The five-step package is a
unique, sustained, country-tailored capacity-building project in ERC.
It comprises:
1. Training 2. Capacity-mapping 3. Plan writing 4. Plan testing 5. Plan adoption
The
aim of the national health ERC plan-writing activity – step three of
the ERC five-step package – is to support health communication personnel
in writing a plan in which the country’s resources are used effectively
to respond to communication needs before, during and after an
emergency. The plan is written during a workshop facilitated by the WHO
Regional Office for Europe ERC team. During the workshop, relevant
stakeholders draft an all-hazard ERC plan to address major public health
threats in their country. The workshop is often conducted in
conjunction with ERC training and/or ERC capacity-mapping.