Western Pacific regional engagement in the Emergency Medical Team Global Meeting 2024

Erin Elizabeth Noste; Anthony Cook; Jan-Erik Larsen; Pierre-Yves Beauchemin; Vannda Kab; Dulamragchaa Buyanbaatar; Eystein Grusd; Sabrina Angela Tayo; Sean T Casey

doi:10.5365/wpsar.2025.16.2.1261

Western Pacific regional engagement in the Emergency Medical Team Global Meeting 2024

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Erin Elizabeth Noste World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office, Manila, Philippines; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3709-7857
Anthony Cook World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office, Manila, Philippines https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3420-0652
Jan-Erik Larsen World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office, Manila, Philippines https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9119-4973
Pierre-Yves Beauchemin World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office, Manila, Philippines https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3612-4306
Vannda Kab World Health Organization Representative Office for Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Dulamragchaa Buyanbaatar World Health Organization Representative Office for Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Eystein Grusd World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office, Manila, Philippines https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9801-4811
Sabrina Angela Tayo World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office, Manila, Philippines
Sean T Casey World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office, Manila, Philippines; School of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2934-3643

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https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2025.16.2.1261

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emergency medical team, disaster

Abstract

This article describes the Western Pacific Region’s participation in the Emergency Medical Team Global Meeting held in November 2024 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Participants from the region actively contributed to various panels, discussions, working sessions and abstract presentations throughout the 3-day meeting, highlighting the increased strength of the Western Pacific to respond to health emergencies.

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23-05-2025

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Noste EE, Cook A, Larsen J-E, Beauchemin P-Y, Kab V, Buyanbaatar D, Grusd E, Tayo SA, Casey ST. Western Pacific regional engagement in the Emergency Medical Team Global Meeting 2024. Western Pac Surveill Response J [Internet]. 2025 May 23 [cited 2025 May 30];16(2). Available from: https://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/1261

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