Kwahu-Nkwatia (E/R), Jan 19, GNA – The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with Ghana’s Ministry of Health, has organized a Basic Emergency Care capacity building workshop for over 40 health professionals from Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia and Ghana.
The five-day workshop aimed at empowering frontline health care providers on the basics of emergency care and increasing demand for health systems associated predominantly with the COVID-19 pandemic and the new Omicron Variant.
Speaking at the opening session, Dr Francis Chisaka Kasolo, the Country Director of WHO, said since the Emergency care system was often the first point of contact within the health system, there was the need for the organization to adequately prepare frontline workers to enable them to stay safe.
He said the promotion of Emergency Care systems within the various African countries was key and must be met to help respond to health emergencies at all levels of care.
In so doing, he said, the WHO, in collaboration with the International Federation for Emergency Medicine, had developed Basic Emergency Care Course for frontline healthcare providers, who manage acute illness and injury with limited resources.
He said the organization would remain committed to the cause, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, which continued to strain health systems around the world.
Dr Kasolo expressed the hope that the workshop would go a long way to improve the capacity in emergency care to reduce morbidity and mortality during emergencies while building resilience in the region’s emergency care systems.
He commended the Canadian Government for their support in funding the project and the African Federation of Emergency Medicine and the Emergency Medicine Society of Ghana for their commitment to improving Emergency Care in the African Region.
GNA