International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Voices of the Americas and the Caribbean • April 2020
MISSION “REGRESO A CASA”
The Colombian National Red Cross Society was part of the mission that left Colombia on February 22 to repatriate Colombians who were in Wuhan, China. The actions were carried out in coordination with government agencies for the deployment of the five-person Emergency Medical Team (EMT). EMT teams are health professionals (medical and nursing staff, physiotherapists, paramedics, among others) who provide direct clinical care to populations affected by emergencies and disasters, support local health systems in contexts such as epidemics and complex emergencies, and respond at the national or international level. The operation was carried out with total success with 13 Colombian citizens repatriated and are now in the country.
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