Public Health Emergency Management (PHEM) Directorate

Mission:

 To establish establishing strong and effective public health emergency management system through robust early warning, Preparedness and recovery from various public health emergencies throughout the Region.

Vision: 

To be a center of excellence in public health emergency management in Ethiopia.

Objective: To ensure rapid detection of any public health threats, preparedness related to logistic and fund administration and prompts response to and recovery from various public health emergencies.

Major Activities:

• • Coordinate and assist all efforts to improve the preparedness of the health sector to prevent or reduce the public health consequences of outbreaks of diseases including malnutrition, natural disasters, industrial or technological accidents, displacement of populations, civil unrest, conflicts or acts of terrorism and any other emergency or disaster situations. In particular, the Center will be responsible to:
  • To Identify, assess and monitor existing or potential threats to the public health;
  • Coordinate and ensure the formulation of preparedness plans for all types of public health emergencies at  regional, Zonal  or Woreda levels;
  • Strengthen the Public Health Emergency Management capacity of the human resources of the health sector through direct training and coordination.
  •  Issue alerts and warning to the general public regarding potential public health emergencies or disasters;

Maintain and administer a stockpile of supplies and equipment required for rapid response to public health emergencies