Ethiopia Becomes First Civilian EMT in Africa to Get International Classification

አማርኛ ትግርኛ Afaan Oromoo Af‑Soomaali Qafar Afa English Français عربي Politics Social Economy Sport Technology Environment Feature Videos About Us Ethiopia Becomes First Civilian EMT in Africa to Get International Classification 🔇Unmute Addis Ababa, September 16, 2026 (ENA) —Ethiopia has become the first civilian Emergency Medical Team (EMT) in the WHO African Region to achieve international classification, marking a major milestone in the country’s emergency preparedness and response capacity, WHO Regional Office for Africa announced.

The achievement comes as countries across the WHO African Region work to strengthen national emergency response capacity.

WHO said thirty countries are currently developing national EMT capacities under the Regional Framework on Emergency Medical Teams 2026–2030.