EMT year in review 2018: emergency medical teams initiative

Overview

The WHO Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) Initiative supports national medical teams to better respond to emergencies and outbreaks. The Initiative also supports strengthening of relevant authorities to manage activation and coordination of national teams and, if required, international medical teams within the national Health Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) system. When a disaster strikes or an outbreak flares, the more rapid the response, the better the outcome for patients. That is why the EMT Initiative places such a strong focus on helping every country develop its own teams, who can deploy where they are needed in the shortest time.