CEMEC and UAE's JAHEZIYA launch MENA Disaster Medicine Programme

SHOTS Desk · Tue · 27 Oct 2026 · 16:25 · Reported

The European Centre for Disaster Medicine (CEMEC), based in San Marino, and the UAE National Medical Preparedness and Response Programme (JAHEZIYA) have launched the Middle East and North Africa Disaster Medicine Programme, a joint international initiative to strengthen medical preparedness, disaster medicine education, and emergency response across the region.

The announcement was made at the European Disaster Medicine Forum in San Marino, attended by 50 experts and representatives from CEMEC, the European Union, and the World Health Organisation.

The programme builds on a Memorandum of Understanding signed on 15 August 2023. Dr. Adel Alshamry Al Ajami, CEO of JAHEZIYA, will lead the programme.

Seven strategic areas will guide the work: national medical preparedness, civilian-military medical integration, international academic partnerships, education and capacity building, artificial intelligence and innovation, humanitarian and disaster medical response, and financial sustainabil

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