Transcript Slide 1

Early Warning, Alert and
Response System
First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management
12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman
EWARS
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Weather Bureau declares the early warning:
Example: Typhoon signal 4, a destructive typhoon
will hit the City X. Landfall will be at
10:00 AM after 24 hours accompanied
by heavy rainfall
 Concerned agencies like MOH will declare corresponding
code alert – Example: Code White is raised by the
Secretary or the Head of MOH
First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management
12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman
EWARS
 The implementing arms of MOH like the Public Health
offices at the regional level, etc. or the hospitals
will start to respond:
o MOH at regional level response
i. Response teams should be advised to standby
for possible actual response upon escalation
of the alert or possible emergency/disaster
ii. All necessary logistics should be in place
iii. All transportations should be on standby
iv. All drivers or staff should be on their toes for
possible mobilization
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First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management
12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman
EWARS
o Hospitals within the affected city response
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Response teams should be advised to standby
for possible actual response upon escalation
of the alert or possible emergency/disaster
All necessary logistics should be in place
All transportations should be on standby
All drivers or staff should be on their toes for
possible mobilization
Pre-designated areas to accommodate victims
should be ready
First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management
12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman
EWARS
 If the typhoon upon landfall is strong/destructive with
reports of damages, injuries, deaths, and flood
 MOH escalates the Code Alert to Red meaning there is
emergency or disaster
o MOH at regional level response
i. Response teams should be deployed
ii. All necessary logistics and transportations
should be mobilized
iii. Response Plan should be activated by the Head
ii. ICS and OPCEN should be activated
iii. All drivers and staff should be in the office
awaiting further orders
First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management
12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman
EWARS
o Hospitals within the affected city response
i. All staff and drivers should be in the hospital
ii. Response, Contingency, Business Continuity
Plans should be activated
iii. ICS and OPCEN should be established
iv. Response teams should be deployed
v. All necessary logistics and transportations
should be mobilized
vi. Pre-designated areas to accommodate victims
should activated
vii. Staff schedules should be arranged
viii. All emergency management systems activated
First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management
12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman
EWARS (end to end)
Early warning
Basis for:
 raising the alert
 planning
Risk
communication
 Better
preparedness
 Monitoring the
event
Alert
 Gives more
time to prepare
 Timely response
 Manage anticipated
risks
 Prepare people,
organization and
systems
 For coordination
Response Actions
 Immediate, timely,
appropriate, effective
response actions or
operations
 More lives to be
saved
This should be translated into policy, guidelines, SOPs for
a harmonized implementation
First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management
12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman