TY - JOUR
T1 - Unique Challenges for WHO Emergency Medical Teams in Ukraine
T2 - Field Assessment and Global Recommendations
AU - Peleg, Kobi
AU - Salio, Flavio
AU - Burkle, Frederick M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), 2024.
PY - 2024/5/10
Y1 - 2024/5/10
N2 - The purpose of World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) is to provide timely, high-quality health services in the immediate aftermath of disasters and during disease outbreaks and other emergencies, including conflict and insecurity. The war in Ukraine has presented all health-care providers with many unique challenges. This assessment addresses the importance and the complexities of the global spread of the Emergency Medical Team system challenges to meet a wide variety of crises including war, those that are unique to this very complex crisis in Ukraine, and the essential role of educational initiatives, not only in professional development but also in teamwork and cultural integration.
AB - The purpose of World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) is to provide timely, high-quality health services in the immediate aftermath of disasters and during disease outbreaks and other emergencies, including conflict and insecurity. The war in Ukraine has presented all health-care providers with many unique challenges. This assessment addresses the importance and the complexities of the global spread of the Emergency Medical Team system challenges to meet a wide variety of crises including war, those that are unique to this very complex crisis in Ukraine, and the essential role of educational initiatives, not only in professional development but also in teamwork and cultural integration.
KW - Ukraine
KW - World Health Organization
KW - conflict
KW - emergency medical teams
KW - war
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85193294308&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/dmp.2024.76
DO - 10.1017/dmp.2024.76
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C2 - 38726486
AN - SCOPUS:85193294308
SN - 1935-7893
VL - 18
JO - Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
JF - Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
M1 - e107
ER -