Secretaría de Emergencia Nacional – Paraguay
En ocasión del Día Nacional de la República de China (Taiwán), la Secretaría de Emergencia Nacional (SEN) hace llegar un afectuoso y respetuoso saludo al pueblo y al gobierno taiwanés, resaltando los sólidos lazos de cooperación y amistad que unen a ambas naciones y fortalecen el compromiso mutuo de trabajar por el bienestar de nuestras comunidades.
Deseamos al hermano pueblo de Taiwán prosperidad, bienestar y fortaleza para seguir avanzando en el camino del desarrollo y la solidaridad.
La Secretaría de Emergencia Nacional (SEN) es una institución creada en abril de 2005 por la Ley Nº 2.615/05, reglamentada por el Decreto N° 11.632/2013, dependiente directamente de la Presidencia de la República del Paraguay, cuyo rol y misión están enfocados a la gestión y reducción de riesgos de desastres. La SEN es el organismo rector de todas aquellas actividades comprendidas en el contexto d
e la gestión y reducción de riesgos, que busca asegurar la transversalización en todas las organizaciones de la sociedad civil, actores y sectores e instituciones de gobierno, en su accionar cotidiano y en los planes, programas y proyectos, la reducción de amenazas, vulnerabilidades y riesgos.
(The National Emergency Secretariat (SEN) is an institution created in April 2005 by Law No. 2,615/05, regulated by Decree No. 11,632/2013, directly under the Presidency of the Republic of Paraguay, whose role and mission are focused on disaster risk management and reduction. The SEN is the governing body for all activities within the context of disaster risk management.
Risk management and reduction, which seeks to ensure mainstreaming in all civil society organizations, actors and sectors and government institutions, in their daily work and in plans, programs and projects, the reduction of threats, vulnerabilities and risks.)
Health Ministry approves National Emergency Response Plan with a Multi-Hazard Approach
PRESS 08 may, 2025 1435
- The Ministry of Public Health, through the Directorate of Health Assistance in Emergencies and Disasters (ASANED), has led the development of the National Emergency Response Plan with a Multi-Hazard Approach for the Health Sector, with technical support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the participation of the General Directorate of Health Surveillance.
During the period 2023-2024, inter-institutional workshops and virtual meetings were held with various departments of the Ministry of Public Health, public institutions and related organizations, with the objective of building a comprehensive plan that strengthens the national and subnational response capacity to disaster situations.
Thus, the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare, through the Directorate of Health Assistance in Emergencies and Disasters (ASANED), under the General Directorate of Development of Health Services and Networks, has led the preparation of the National Emergency Response Plan with a Multi-Hazard Approach to the Health Sector, with the technical support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the participation of the General Directorate of Health Surveillance.
This new plan establishes an operational model based on health emergency response functions, and includes diagnoses and risk assessments by type of event, presented in technical graphics.
The official approval of the document was formalized through Resolution SG No. 770/2024, signed on November 18, 2024. Article 1 approves the National Plan, and Article 2 provides for its implementation and coordination by the Directorate of Health Assistance in Emergencies and Disasters (ASANED).
The plan clearly defines the operational and technical components, as well as those responsible for each response action, framed within current regulations, consolidating a coordinated strategy for public health emergencies.
In this way, the Ministry of Public Health, through the Directorate of Health Assistance in Emergencies and Disasters (ASANED), works on the preparation, coordination and effective response to disasters, in order to safeguard the health of the entire Paraguayan population.
La Secretaría de Emergencia Nacional, a través del Ministro Secretario Ejecutivo, Cnel. (R) Arsenio Zárate, felicita al Presidente de la República, Sr. Santiago Peña, en el día de su cumpleaños.
