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2018

01 Jun 2018

On 8 April 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) established a Global Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs, previously known as “Foreign Medical Teams”) Initiative to enable WHO to build a global roster of EMTs ready to be deployed in sudden onset di

30 Apr 2018

10th Commemoration of the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake: Preparing for Emergencies

The 10^th commemoration of the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake is just around the corner.

05 Nov 2017

Signing Memorandum of Understanding with National Health and Family Planning Committee in Beijing

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between Hong Kong Jockey Club Diaster Preparedness and Response Insitute (HKJCDPRI) and the National Health and Family Planning Committee was held on 1 November 2017 in Beijing.

30 Sep 2017

National Emergency Medical Team Training held in Dali, Yunnan

Following the annual National Emergency Medical Team (EMT) training 2016 held in Fuzhou of China, the annual EMT training 2017 was held in Dali of Yunnan Province of China on 12-13 September 2017.

16 May 2017

Study Tour with the University of Manchester WHO Collaborating Centre for Emergency Medical Teams and Emergency Capacity Building and UK-Med

A study tour took place from the 8-12 May 2017, jointly co-organized by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) and University of Manchester Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI).

04 May 2017

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute Participated in the 20th World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine Congress

The 20^th World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM) Congress was convened on 24–28 April 2017 in Toronto, with more than 900 disaster and emergency medicine professionals in attendance.

29 Dec 2016

World Health Organization Foreign Medical Team Development

On 8 April 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the newly set up Global Foreign Medical Teams Registry which would enable WHO to build a global roster of foreign medical response teams (FMT) ready to be deployed in sudden onset disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, cyclones, floods, and disease outbreaks.

28 Nov 2016

World Health Organization Emergency Medical Teams Global Meeting 2016 (28-30 November 2016, Hong Kong)

Co-organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) and HKJCDPRI, the second WHO Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) Global Meeting has been successfully held on 28-30 November...

07 Oct 2016

Workshop on “Mobile Surge Capacity Teams for Medical and Public Health Emergencies"

In collaboration with the University of Manchester Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute, Department of Health and Hospital Authority, HKJCDPRI organised a workshop titled "Mobile Surge Capacity Teams for Medical and Public Health Emergenci