1.Mission, vision, values, and principles of Public Health Emergency Management Directorate
1.1.Mission
The Public Health Emergency Management Directorate of Central Ethiopia Region Public Health Institute strives to contribute to the mission of the Regional Health Bureau by reducing morbidity and mortality from public health emergencies through effective risk identification, preparedness, and response and recovery measures relating to all hazards to population health in the region.
The Public Health Emergency Management Directorate of Central Ethiopia Region Public Health Institute strives to contribute to the mission of the Regional Health Bureau by reducing morbidity and mortality from public health emergencies through effective risk identification, preparedness, and response and recovery measures relating to all hazards to population health in the region.
We aspire to build a Public Health Emergency Management system with all of the capacities & capabilities required for risk mitigation, emergency preparedness, and emergency response and recovery in place.
1.2.Vission
- Equity: All actors involved in the execution of this strategic plan will strive to expand services to underserved areas, the poor and vulnerable population.
- Solidarity: A central measure to ensure effective health and nutrition emergency preparedness and emergency response and recovery shall be engaging communities and other stakeholders at all stages.
- Decentralization: The regional PHEM system shall have capable similar structures/units across the health system throughout the region, from the center and moving to the periphery.
- Collaboration: The Regional Public Health Emergency Management system strives to ensure a timely response to health and nutrition emergencies through appropriate emergency preparedness, by engaging all relevant stakeholders.
- Honesty & transparency: The Regional Public Health Emergency Management system shall communicate appropriate information (whenever deemed necessary) to the staff, the public, and the media in an honest and transparent manner.
1.3.Principles
- All-hazard approach: Different types of hazards are mostly associated with similar risks to health, which can be effectively and efficiently addressed by designing a system with ‘common capacities, supplemented by risk-specific capacities.
- Risk-based approach: Health and other consequences of [health and nutrition] emergencies can be minimized by preventing or mitigating hazards, reducing exposure to those hazards, minimizing vulnerabilities, and/or strengthening capacities.
- Whole-of-government approach: Integrated support for emergency preparedness across all sectors of government and society, including non-governmental and private sector organizations and essential services, is paramount.
- Multisectoral and multidisciplinary collaboration: Effective management of the risks associated with health and nutrition emergencies requires strong, ongoing intersectoral collaboration and smooth cross-disciplinary action.
- Inclusive, and a people- and community-centred, approach: Community engagement at all phases of health and nutrition emergency management is essential as it is their health, livelihoods and assets that are at risk of any hazardous event including emergencies and disasters.
