The state of California, in the United States of America, has a population of nearly 40 million
people and is the 5th largest economy in the world. During the coronavirus disease 2019 …

Abstract Background Emergency Medicine (EM) is a rapidly developing specialty in Africa
with several emergency medicine residency-training programs (EMRPs) established across …

Introduction High-income country (HIC) authors are disproportionately represented in
authorship bylines compared with those affiliated with low and middle-income countries …

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic caused critical hospital bed and staffing
shortages in parts of California for most of 2020 and 2021. Alternate Care Sites (ACS) were …

Numerous state, national, and global resources exist for planning and executing mass
vaccination campaigns. However, they are disparate and can be complex. The COVID-19 …

Background/Introduction: Pacific Island Countries and Areas (PICs) represent some of the
most logistically challenging locations, covering vast ocean territory and remote islands …

BACKGROUND Pacific island countries and areas (PICs) comprise thousands of populated
islands spread across vast ocean territory, with some of the most challenging logistics in the …

Wildfires have become a regular seasonal disaster across the Western region of the United
States. Wildfires require a multifaceted disaster response. In addition to fire suppression …

In-person EMT training workshops and simulation exercises based on the WHO Blue Book
recommenced in mid-2022, with team member trainings held in Fiji, Kiribati, the Marshall …

Leveraging funding from USAID/BHA, WHO was able to procure equipment and supplies for
KIRIMAT. This EMT “cache” comprises the equipment required by clinical and public health …