Publications by authors named "Lazaro Gilberto Martinez-Monterrey"
Front Public Health
July 2024
Article Synopsis
- The WHO Emergency Medical Teams Initiative aims to quickly deploy qualified medical teams to respond to public health emergencies globally, with special emphasis on enhancing capacities, particularly in the African region.
- Since 2016, 40 EMTs have been classified worldwide, but only 10 priority African countries are incorporating them to tackle regional health emergencies.
- A case study approach was used to examine the development and progress of national EMTs in Africa, documenting challenges and lessons learned since the initiative's launch in December 2017.
