1.Strengthening health emergency response capacity in Kiribati: establishing the Kiribati Medical Assistance Team (KIRIMAT)
Sean T Casey ; Anthony T Cook ; May M Ferguson ; Erin Noste ; Katarake T Mweeka ; Tabutoa Eria Rekenibai ; Wendy Snowdon
Western Pacific Surveillance and Response 2023;14(6):05-07
This article describes the development of a formal national Emergency Medical Team (EMT) in the Republic of Kiribati. It details how Kiribati’s Ministry of Health & Medical Services committed to establishing this deployable clinical response capability, and how support from the World Health Organization and United States Agency for International Development enabled the establishment of the Kiribati Medical Assistance Team, or KIRIMAT.
2.Localizing health emergency preparedness and response: emergency medical team development and operations in Pacific island countries and areas
Sean T Casey ; Erin Elizabeth Noste ; Anthony T Cook ; Jan-Erik Larsen ; Simon Cowie ; May M Ferguson ; Pierre-Yves Beauchemin
Western Pacific Surveillance and Response 2023;14(6):08-11
This article describes the development of national emergency medical teams in Pacific island countries and areas.
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