Dr Alistair Noreo from Papua New Guinea and Dr Trina Sale from the Solomon Islands presenting at the #TraumaANZ#ANZTS conference in Wellington NZ today thanks to the #NCCTRC Regional Engagement Program (REP) funded by the Australian Government and #DFAT ๐ต๐ฌ๐ธ๐ง
Dr Samuel Kemuel from Vanuatu and Dr Mike Buin from the Solomon Islands presenting at the #TraumaANZ#ANZTS conference in Wellington NZ today thanks to the #NCCTRC Regional Engagement Program (REP) funded by the Australian Government and #DFAT ๐ป๐บ๐ธ๐ง
New mother Naremanโs experience is similar to thousands more women in #Gaza today, who due to the conflict face a life and death battle to bring new life into the world.
But after being displaced, 9-month-pregnant Nareman, suffering strong labour pain, was taken from her tent in a temporary camp by horse-drawn carriage to a hospital to give birth to her daughter, before returning to her makeshift home straight after.
An overstretched health system has not yet been able to provide routine vaccinations to her daughter, and Naremanโs three other children are also unwell.
In Gaza, 50,000 pregnant women face unprecedented challenges. On average, 183 births take place every day. 130 prematurely born babies depend on incubators, but most incubators are located in northern Gaza, which has become a medical disaster zone with no fully functioning hospitals.
The only way to save Gazaโs mothers and their newborns is through the urgent provision of humanitarian access, and an immediate, lasting #CeasefireNOW.
Trained, equipped & self-sufficient #EMTeams are an important component of emergency preparedness and response.
We would like to thank @dfat, @MFATNZ and @NatTraumaCentre for their support for the new EMT in Samoa.
๐ธ WHO/Sean Casey & Erin Noste
Samoa establishes its national Emergency Medical Team (EMT)! ๐ผ๐ธ
The new Samoa Emergency Medical Assistance Team (SEMAT) just completed training conducted by Samoa Ministry of Health (@samoagovt) & @WHO. Team members learned vital skills to rapidly respond to emergencies.
Congratulations to Palauโs Team Klemat, the Emergency Medical Team established with support from @USAID, @WHO and other partners. The team is now prepared to respond to disease outbreaks and disasters.
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#EMTeams
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