Emergency medical team reclassification in WHO’s Western Pacific Region: continuous learning and improvement of health emergency response capacities

Authors

  • Sean T Casey World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 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
  • Roy Cosico World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Jorge Salamanca World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Camila Lajolo World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Erin Noste World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 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
  • Kathleen Warren World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines
  • Chandra Gilmore World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Suva, Fiji https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2102-2910
  • Eystein Grusd World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines; Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9801-4811
  • Jan-Erik Larsen World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines
  • Pierre-Yves Beauchemin World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Suva, Fiji https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3612-4306
  • Flavio Salio World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2025.16.3.1263

Keywords:

emergency medical team, classification, health emergency, disaster, quality assurance, learning, improvement, health security

Abstract

This manuscript details the process and outcomes of emergency medical team (EMT) reclassification in WHO’s Western Pacific Region. EMT reclassification is undertaken approximately 5 years after initial classification, ensuring adherence to published common EMT principles and standards. This report reflects on the first four EMTs reclassified in the Western Pacific Region, detailing the reclassification process and notable outcomes.

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Published

01-09-2025

How to Cite

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Casey ST, Cosico R, Salamanca J, Lajolo C, Noste E, Warren K, Gilmore C, Grusd E, Larsen J-E, Beauchemin P-Y, Salio F. Emergency medical team reclassification in WHO’s Western Pacific Region: continuous learning and improvement of health emergency response capacities. Western Pac Surveill Response J [Internet]. 2025 Sep. 1 [cited 2025 Sep. 30];16(3). Available from: https://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/1263

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 3 (2025): July – September

Section

Brief Report

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