ACHS President attends Humanitarian Partnership Week (HPW)

Professor Len Notaras AO attends HPW in Geneva as Chair of the WHO EMT Strategic Advisory Group.

Professor Len Notaras AO, President of ACHS, attended the Humanitarian Partnership Week (HPW) in Geneva as the Chair of the World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) Strategic Advisory Group. Professor Notaras was privileged to Chair a number of strategic meetings with both WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Deputy Director-General, Dr Mike Ryan in attendance. 

These meetings focused on the planning of emergency medical responses and discussing the learnings from recent crises in Gaza, Crimea, Sudan, Armenia and Turkey. The 2024 HPW was held from April 29 to May 3 2024 at the International Conference Centre Geneva.
 


Held annually in Geneva, the HPW provides a unique forum for humanitarian networks and partnerships to convene and address key humanitarian issues. As one of the largest events of its kind, it gathers participants from diverse sectors, including the United Nations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), member states, the private sector, the military, and academia. The goal is to discuss and devise solutions for common challenges in humanitarian affairs.

Professor Notaras’ participation at HPW underscores the importance of global cooperation in enhancing emergency medical response preparedness worldwide. We proudly acknowledge the work that Professor Notaras and the EMT Strategic Advisory Group do for the global EMT community.