WHO Rapid Risk Assessment Guidance v.2.1

Overview

This is the second edition of the WHO internal guidance for conducting rapid risk assessments for acute public health events from any type of hazard. This product describes the procedure of conducting a rapid risk assessment using the ‘WHO Rapid Risk Assessment Template V.2.1’. 

WHO developed a standardized methodology for conducting rapid risk assessments in 2016, based on the ‘Rapid Risk Assessment of Acute Public Health Events’ manual as part of a request from Member States to strength WHO’s central role in the global health emergencies’ architecture.