The old proverb: give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime, was perfectly illustrated in a recent training course on behalf of the World Health Organization (WHO), for the Emergency Medical Team (EMT) African Region Training Centre.

Author: Jeanette Dyson ​

In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) introduced a classification process for international Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs) and in supporting national EMTs to progress within their country’s own accreditation system. Since that time, we’ve worked closely with WHO and other organisations across the global EMT community, playing a pivotal role in evolving EMT training for teams around the world.