STRONG EMERGENCY CARE
Everywhere
Our MISSION
Emergency care capacity building through knowledge sharing and technology capacity building. This is always done in partnership with our colleagues.
The Canadian Equitable Emergency Care Project
Our Vision
Strong emergency care everywhere. This is an entry point to strong healthcare systems, as everything is connected.
Why WE Care
The World Health Organization's strategic priorities include:
1. Provide health services in emergencies and strengthen health systems
2. Prevent, detect, and respond to epidemics
3. Help countries achieve universal health coverage
4. Lead on health-related SDGs, including women, children, and adolescents; climate and environmental change; communicable and non-communicable diseases
5. Provide the world's platform for collective decision-making in health
According to the
African Federation of Emergency Medicine
Injuries kill more than HIV/AIDS, malaria, and TB combined
1 in 2 deaths in low and middle-income countries are due to causes treatable by emergency care
This burden is felt in Africa more than anywhere else
Some countries have no hospital with an Emergency Department
Most healthcare workers have received no specialized Emergency Training
Most countries in Africa have no formally trained paramedics