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WHO, IFRC sign memorandum of understanding on emergency medical teams
The World Health Organization and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) today launched a new collaboration to strengthen the delivery of emergency medical and health services during humanitarian crises.
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and IFRC Secretary-General Mr Jagan Chapagain signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on implementing the Emergency Medical Team (EMT) initiative.
EMT at COVID-19 Virtual Press conference
Dr Tedros, WHO Director-General; Dr Mike Ryan, Executive Director of Health Emergencies Programme; Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, Technical Lead on COVID-19; Dr Nedret Emiroglu, Director of Country Readiness Strengthening; Flavio Salio, Network Leader for Emergency Medical Teams; Amb Toni Frisch, Chair of Emergency Medical Teams Strategic Advisory Group.