Disaster response team in Kansas expects certification from World Health Organization

  • Source: KSHB-TV NBC 41 Kansas City
  • Published: 10/11/2023 12:00 AM

VIDEO: There is a small group of organizations in the United States who can say they have a stamp of approval from the World Health Organization (WHO). Joining that circle could be Heart to Heart International, a Lenexa-based nonprofit. They respond and send aid to areas of disaster. Whether it's a hurricane, an earthquake or war, their full-scale mobile health facility would have to be ready to roll within 48 hours for the WHO's approval. It must also be self-sufficient and able to help 50 patients. "If you can imagine surviving a disaster and feeling super vulnerable and needing medical care and the team is not from your community, maybe doesn’t speak the same language as you, it takes a while to overcome that obstacle of building trust," said Dr. Agustina Boehringer, chief medical officer for Heart to Heart International.



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