WPSAR Special Edition on Emergency Medical Teams completed

The Editorial Team of Western Pacific Surveillance and Response (WPSAR) is pleased to announce the finalization of our Special Edition on Emergency Medical Teams. To view the complete issue, please click here.

We would like to thank the authors of these excellent papers for their diligence in reporting the results of their health security activities for the benefit of all in the Western Pacific Region. We also extend our thanks to all peer reviewers who took the time to ensure the quality of submissions, as well as our Associate Editors, Copyeditors and Proofreaders. Finally, we deeply thank all of our readers for their continued support, without whom this publication would not be possible.

If you have an idea for an article, please feel free to consult us by emailing wpsar@who.int.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Editorial
The Emergency Medical Team Initiative in the Western Pacific Region
by Natasha Mamea et al.

Brief Report
Strengthening health emergency response capacity in Kiribati: establishing the Kiribati Medical Assistance Team (KIRIMAT)
by Sean T Casey et al.
Localizing health emergency preparedness and response: emergency medical team development and operations in Pacific island countries and areas
by Sean T Casey et al.
Tailoring a national emergency medical team training package for Pacific island countries and areas
by Erin Elizabeth Noste et al.
Modifying routine emergency medical team introductory training to a virtual storytelling (talanoa) format for Pacific island countries and areas
by Anthony T Cook et al.
Developing and maintaining health emergency response capacity: Palau’s national emergency medical team
by May Morag Ferguson et al.

Lessons from the Field
Developing the Disaster Medical Responder’s Course in Singapore
by Jen Heng Pek et al.
Tonga national emergency medical team response to the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption and tsunami: the first deployment of the Tonga Emergency Medical Assistance Team (TEMAT)
by Siosifa Sifa et al.
The roles of emergency medical teams in response to Samoa’s 2019 measles outbreak
by Sean T Casey et al.
Equipping Pacific emergency medical teams for self-sufficient health emergency response in remote and resource-limited island settings
by Pierre-Yves Beauchemin et al.
Challenges of establishing an emergency medical team in Papua New Guinea
by Ulysses Oli et al.

Regional Analysis
Emergency medical teams in WHO’s Western Pacific Region
by Sean T Casey et al.

Sincerely,
The WPSAR Editorial Team