Localizing health emergency preparedness and response: emergency medical team development and operations in Pacific island countries and areas

Sean T Casey; Erin Noste; Anthony T Cook; Jan-Erik Larsen; Simon Cowie; May M Ferguson; Pierre-Yves Beauchemin

doi:10.5365/wpsar.2023.14.6.1021

Localizing health emergency preparedness and response: emergency medical team development and operations in Pacific island countries and areas

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Sean T Casey World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines; School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2934-3643
Erin Noste World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Diego, California, United States of America https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3709-7857
Anthony T Cook World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3420-0652
Jan-Erik Larsen World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines
Simon Cowie World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6471-4799
May M Ferguson World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9667-3191
Pierre-Yves Beauchemin World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3612-4306

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https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2023.14.6.1021

Keywords:

emergency medical team, disasters, outbreaks, emergency preparedness, Pacific islands, rapid response team

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This article describes the development of national emergency medical teams in Pacific island countries and areas.

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15-06-2023

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Casey ST, Noste E, Cook AT, Larsen J-E, Cowie S, Ferguson MM, Beauchemin P-Y. Localizing health emergency preparedness and response: emergency medical team development and operations in Pacific island countries and areas. Western Pac Surveill Response J [Internet]. 2023 Jun. 15 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];14(6):4. Available from: https://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/1021

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