Call for submissions is now open for EMT Global Innovation Champions, which will be part of the upcoming WHO EMT Global Meeting in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on 5-7 November, 2024. This will be a unique opportunity to showcase your innovation that champions improvements in the quality and timeliness of health services provided by EMTs in response to disasters, outbreaks, conflict, and other health emergencies, and/or strengthens national systems and capacities for rapid mobilization, interoperable surge deployment and effective coordination. The best innovations will have the opportunity to collaborate with the WHO EMT Initiative and Network to further develop, scale-up and/or implement their innovation on a global scale.
The upcoming EMT Global Meeting is anticipated to convene participants from around the world, including policy-makers, planners, response providers and researchers from Member States, health authorities, EMT organizations, academia, and partners from across the health emergency, humanitarian, and disaster management sectors. These biennial global meetings have served as a crucial platform for exchanging knowledge, sharing best practices, presenting research and innovations, and fostering collaboration. Over the years, EMTs have shown innovative drive in adapting to increasingly complex environments, improving quality of care and responses, developing new tools and approaches, among others. EMT Global Innovation Champions are being identified to further harness and encourage this innovative drive, recognizing the criticality of innovation for accelerating health impact and for achieving the ambitious EMT 2030 goal of ensuring all populations affected by health emergencies have access to quality, life-saving and essential health services.
Submissions for the EMT Global Innovation Champions should be made via the submission portal at [link]. Closing date for submission is 8 August 2024.
Submit NowIdentified EMT Global Innovation Champions will be considered for oral presentation in the dedicated Research & Innovation Track at the Global Meeting. Top presentations will have the opportunity to present their innovation at the final day plenary session with the winner(s) decided by popular vote.