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Early Warning, Alert and Response System

Early Warning, Alert and Response System. First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman. Weather Bureau declares the early warning : Example: Typhoon signal 4, a destructive typhoon

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Early Warning, Alert and Response System

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  1. Early Warning, Alert and Response System First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman

  2. 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 EWARS First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman

  3. The implementing arms of MOH like the Public Health • offices at the regional level, etc. or the hospitals • will start to respond: • MOH at regional level response • 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 EWARS First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman

  4. Hospitals within the affected city response • 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 EWARS First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman

  5. 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 EWARS • MOH at regional level response • Response teams should be deployed • All necessary logistics and transportations should be mobilized • Response Plan should be activated by the Head • ICS and OPCEN should be activated • 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

  6. Hospitals within the affected city response • All staff and drivers should be in the hospital • Response, Contingency, Business Continuity Plans should be activated • ICS and OPCEN should be established • Response teams should be deployed • All necessary logistics and transportations should be mobilized • Pre-designated areas to accommodate victims • should activated • Staff schedules should be arranged • All emergency management systems activated EWARS First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman

  7. Early warning Alert Response Actions • Basis for: • raising the alert • planning • Risk • communication • Better • preparedness • Monitoring the • event • Gives more • time to prepare • Timely response • Manage anticipated • risks • Prepare people, • organization and • systems • For coordination • Immediate, timely, appropriate, effective response actions or operations • More lives to be saved EWARS (end to end) First National Course on Public Health Emergency Management 12 – 23 March 2011. Muscat, Oman This should be translated into policy, guidelines, SOPs for a harmonized implementation

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