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<p><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Dear PDF Friends,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">I am very pleased to share the news that the
<b>Fiji Emergency Medical Assistance Team (FEMAT) has been verified as a Type 1 Fixed Emergency Medical Team (EMT)</b>, ready to deploy nationally and within the Pacific in response to natural disasters and other emergencies. Fiji's Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe
Bainaimarama and Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete were on hand for the formal announcement on Saturday, 11 May, following a two-day process with support from an international verification team with representatives from Australia,
New Zealand, the Philippines, Tonga and Vanuatu, as well as colleagues from the World Health Organization.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Please find below links to a media release and video on FEMAT's verification, as well as links to some press coverage:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Media release:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.who.int%2Fwesternpacific%2Fabout%2Fhow-we-work%2Fpacific-support%2Fnews%2Fdetail%2F13-05-2019-the-pacific%25E2%2580%2599s-first-international-emergency-medical-team-is-ready-to-go&data=02%7C01%7C%7C18b96691b64a4dee21c208d6d72c5b5b%7C2bcd07449e18487d85c3c9a325220be8%7C0%7C0%7C636932982857874563&sdata=IeUXRJIKV%2BH8I6EbbRv1B8%2Bndw6gPEsHq3u3kWL8y1U%3D&reserved=0">https://www.who.int/westernpacific/about/how-we-work/pacific-support/news/detail/13-05-2019-the-pacific%E2%80%99s-first-international-emergency-medical-team-is-ready-to-go</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Video:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DktNwhVEiCtQ%26feature%3Dyoutu.be&data=02%7C01%7C%7C18b96691b64a4dee21c208d6d72c5b5b%7C2bcd07449e18487d85c3c9a325220be8%7C0%7C0%7C636932982857874563&sdata=zjM2luz9djVVgGfyYIoJGjJKaRFO7mWACPX9QIxKkmg%3D&reserved=0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktNwhVEiCtQ&feature=youtu.be</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Press coverage:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fijitimes.com%2Ffemat-for-international-deployment%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C18b96691b64a4dee21c208d6d72c5b5b%7C2bcd07449e18487d85c3c9a325220be8%7C0%7C0%7C636932982857884570&sdata=2KzZAixRUH4abapO6cG09h13I4ua%2Fl%2B6hlEBaF%2Fiq7s%3D&reserved=0">https://www.fijitimes.com/femat-for-international-deployment/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffijivillage.com%2Fnews%2FFijis-Emergency-Medical-Assistance-Team-ready-for-international-deployment--5s2kr9%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C18b96691b64a4dee21c208d6d72c5b5b%7C2bcd07449e18487d85c3c9a325220be8%7C0%7C0%7C636932982857884570&sdata=TMMk9pEnJ0V3%2BmAMBno1dDg8Jq5Z5aBm9XdKz%2FRmdqc%3D&reserved=0">http://fijivillage.com/news/Fijis-Emergency-Medical-Assistance-Team-ready-for-international-deployment--5s2kr9/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">We are sincerely grateful for all of the support extended to FEMAT in reaching this milestone.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Congratulations FEMAT colleagues!
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Solo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Pacific Disability Forum<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Suva<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Fiji<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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