oviding policy advice and assisting Member States in strengthening their national capacities for preparedness, response and recovery after radiological and nuclear emergencies is an
integral part of the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) work towards implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005). Monitoring of the IHR implementation through annual reporting and Joint External Evaluation (JEE) missions indicate that half of WHO’s Member States are still lacking essential elements of preparedness pertaining to radiation emergencies.a framework for psychsocial support in radiological and nuclear emergencies