07/09/2026
๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ
Fujairah - UAE, 16 August 2026
A new milestone has been achieved with the ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ, an advanced training initiative designed to translate the principles of disaster medicine into effective operational capabilities.
The programme aimed to equip healthcare professionals and emergency responders with the ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ, ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ needed to respond safely, rapidly and effectively to disasters, mass-casualty incidents and complex health emergencies.
The programme followed the ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐, from mitigation and preparedness to response and recovery. Participants examined the principles of disaster medicine and medical surge planning, advanced adult and paediatric triage systems, mass-casualty management and the application of Incident Command and Hospital Incident Command Systems.
Specific attention was also given to ๐๐๐ฅ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ and the appropriate use of personal protective equipment, together with public health emergencies, risk communication and the ethical and legal challenges that may arise during disaster operations.
These different areas were brought together through ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐น๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ-๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, enabling participants to apply their knowledge in realistic situations, strengthen multidisciplinary coordination and examine operational decisions through structured debriefing and lessons learned.
The course involved healthcare professionals and emergency-response personnel from different backgrounds, promoting a shared approach to preparedness, command, coordination and clinical response.
CEMEC contributed its international expertise in ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ฅ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐-๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, supporting a training pathway that connected scientific knowledge with operational practice.
Initiatives of this kind are essential to building ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐, ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ capable of responding rapidly, safely and effectively when major emergencies occur.
We are proud to continue our cooperation with the Readiness Programme and to contribute to the advancement of disaster medicine education and operational preparedness.