S China emergency medical team gets WHO approval

The WHO stipulates that EMTs must strive for self-sufficiency, a quality of care that is appropriate for the context, with credentials that meet a minimum acceptable standard. Guangdong's EMT also uses a cloud platform gathering data on the location, number of patients, and condition of equipment, to ensure high standards.

Firstly approved by China National Health and Family Planning Commission in January of 2013, the medical team has taken part in several real-world scenarios and drills at home and overseas.

The mobile hospital has 20 beds for patients, and is capable of running 24 hours a day for 14 days without supplement. To pass the WHO test, the medical teams are expected to complete seven major operations or 15 minor operations, receiving more than 100 patients a day.

So far, WHO are constructing a global health network and has approved eight EMTs worldwide.

The EMT at Guangdong Second Provincial Hospital is approved by the WHO EMT verification team on May 9, the first Chinese province capable of international emergency response deployment for sudden onset disasters. [Photo/xkb.com.cn]