Sri Lanka: Strengthening National Emergency Medical Teams Awareness Training

Sri Lanka concluded the National Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) Awareness Training with the participation of national and sub-national stakeholders including Provincial and Regional Directors of Health Services, heads of curative health facilities, tri-forces, police, ‘Suwaseriya’ national ambulance service among others. This two-day workshop was a partnership between Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka and the World Health Organization (WHO) at country, regional and headquarters levels. Aims of the sensitization training included broadening the participant understanding on the core concepts and functions of EMTs for national emergency response, global perspective of EMTs, categorization of EMTs, typology and accreditation.