DUSHANBE, April 19, 2016, Asia-Plus – A three-day joint emergency room trauma course for emergency medical doctors will kick off in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon province tomorrow.

Organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Tajikistan, the joint emergency room trauma course for emergency medical doctors will bring together twenty doctors from the different ministers and agencies to discuss the most important issues and aspects of providing emergency aid, especially in field conditions.

Recently, similar course was conducted in Kulob.

According to the ICRC Mission in Tajikistan, the course is based on internationally recognized principles of diagnostics and emergency treatment of those affected because of major civilians or wartime traumas.

Until now, 111 doctors from all around Tajikistan have improved their ability to provide emergency trauma care, through the courses implemented by the ICRC since 2014.

Conducting of this training has becomes possible due to proactive organizational support of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection.