Emergency medical teams
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The purpose of the Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) initiative is to improve the timeliness and quality of health services provided by national and international Emergency Medical Teams and enhance the capacity of national health systems in leading the activation and coordination of rapid response capacities in the immediate aftermath of a disaster, outbreak and/or other emergency.
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Publications
This publication serves as a practical guide for teams and aims to compliment
emergency response systems, fostering seamless collaboration with all
emergency...
18 June 2021
A guidance document for medical teams responding to health emergencies in armed conflicts and other insecure...
This publication, also referred to as the “Red Book”, offers a guidance framework and introduces additional verification requirements for...
2 April 2016
Minimum technical standards and recommendations for rehabilitation in emergency medical teams
This document is the result of collaboration between a working group of rehabilitation experts convened by WHO and external consultations. It is thus based...
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