In 2001, ADPC in collaboration of the two Regional Offices of the World Health Organization (WHO), for South East Asia (SEARO) and the Western Pacific (WPRO) developed and implemented a course on public health and emergency management for Member States of the two WHO regions. This approach gave rise to the development of the Public Health Emergency Management in Asia and the Pacific (PHEMAP) Program. The PHEMAP Steering Committee composed of representatives of WPRO, SEARO, and ADPC, and the principal development cooperation partner (most recently the Royal Government of Norway) provides leadership and direction for the PHEMAP Program which aims to strengthen national capacities for managing health risks of emergencies in the Asia and Pacific regions.

The course will give greater emphasis to the risk management, program management, operations management and leadership roles of health emergency managers. PHEMAP course will enable graduates to address the challenges of managing emergency health risks by making improvements to the capacity of their respective health emergency management systems and institutions. PHEMAP-11 graduates and all other graduates of the previous PHEMAP courses are also expected to contribute to the development and implementation of PHEMAP courses at national and sub-national levels. Moreover, PHEMAP courses are specifically designed for people who play critical health emergency management and coordination roles in managing the health risks of emergencies. The inter-regional PHEMAP course will familiarize health emergency managers with policy-making, risk management, emergency response and recovery planning, international standards and regional cooperation. They will be able to adopt roles as a program manager and operations coordinator by applying tools and processes, such as capacity assessment and development, information management, incident management, and risk communication to improve emergency health services that include environmental health, mass casualty management, feeding and nutrition, emergency medical systems, psychosocial support and communicable disease control.

PHEMAP Courses has been accredited by the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) Asia Council based in Singapore earning training credit towards the IAEM’s Certified Emergency Manager� credential as follows: 20 hours for Emergency Management and 5 hours for General Management (a total of 25 hours credit).

The course will give greater emphasis to the risk management, program management, operations management and leadership roles of health emergency managers. PHEMAP course will enable graduates to address the challenges of managing emergency health risks by making improvements to the capacity of their respective health emergency management systems and institutions. PHEMAP-11 graduates and all other graduates of the previous PHEMAP courses are also expected to contribute to the development and implementation of PHEMAP courses at national and sub-national levels. Moreover, PHEMAP courses are specifically designed for people who play critical health emergency management and coordination roles in managing the health risks of emergencies. The inter-regional PHEMAP course will familiarize health emergency managers with policy-making, risk management, emergency response and recovery planning, international standards and regional cooperation. They will be able to adopt roles as a program manager and operations coordinator by applying tools and processes, such as capacity assessment and development, information management, incident management, and risk communication to improve emergency health services that include environmental health, mass casualty management, feeding and nutrition, emergency medical systems, psychosocial support and communicable disease control.

The wide variety of experiences that participants bring to the Course requires a design, based on adult learning principles, that builds on their current experiences and gives them the opportunity to practice newly learned knowledge and skills. To make the Course truly useful, participants must also think about how they will use what they learn after they return to their work. An interactive approach will help both facilitators andparticipants evaluate how well the new information is being learned.

A. Theoretical Foundation

Module 1: Disaster Risk Management (DRM)

B. Functional Roles of Health Emergency Manager

Module 2: Roles and functions of Health Emergency Managers
Module 3: Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Planning
Module 4: Emergency Operations Management
Module 5: Resource management
Module 6: Coordination
Module 7: Information Management
Module 8: Communication
Module 9: Advocacy
Module 10: Monitoring and Evaluation
Module 11: Thematic development issues and DRM

The course will be relevant to senior-level public health officers (director-level positions and above) who have health emergency management responsibilities. Health emergency managers includes emergency health coordinators in national and provincial health ministries, health care facility managers and WHO health emergency management program focal points. Teaching staff and representatives of academic institutions who are involved in health emergency management education would also benefit from this course.

PHEMAP Programme Goal and Objectives
The goal of the PHEMAP Programme is “to strengthen national capacities for managing health risks of emergencies in the Asian and Pacific regions”.

General Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, participants should be able to develop their own management and leadership capacities to:

• Discuss the concepts & principles of Disaster Risk Management (DRM)
• Apply tools and processes which enhance their functional roles as health emergency leaders/managers
• Analyze practical relevance of technical aspects to serve as basis for a manager to manage emergency
• Gain the concept and necessary inputs required to work towards developing and institutionalizing National/Sub-National PHEMAP
• Identify the country capacity development needs in preparing for, managing, and recovering better form emergency
• Develop a personal re-entry plan

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
Public Health in Emergencies
979/66-70, 24th Floor, SM Tower
Samsen Nai Phayathai Road,
Bangkok 10400 Thailand
Tel: (66-2) 298-0681 ext. 404
Fax: (66-2) 298-0012 to 13 (Attn: PHEMAP)