The main aim of the Health Emergency Situations Centre (HESC) - to participate in implementation of the strategy (policy) of the Government of Lithuania in the field of health emergency management; to create and implement national health emergencies' management system; to coordinate preparedness and activities of the institutions of the National Health System in case of emergency.
The main objectives:
• to coordinate the preparedness and activities of the National Health System institutions in case of emergency;
• to implement the roles and responsibilities of the National WHO International Health Regulations Focal Point and to participate in the implementation of WHO International Health Regulations (2005) in Lithuania;
• to coordinate the dispatch functions of the emergency medical services;
• to monitor and advise on poisonings;
• to administer State Medical Reserve, ensure its target use in case of crisis and emergencies.
HESC - Emergency Contact Point 24/7 for institutions of National Health Care System, European Union institutions (EWRS, RAS-BICHAT), WHO, other international organizations.
HESC organize daily activities of Emergency Operations Centre of the Ministry of Health.
Organize workshops, conferences, exercises in the field of heath emergencies management.