ABOUT US

Emergency Medicine Association of Tanzania (EMAT) is a non-profit association composed of Tanzanian emergency medicine physicians, nurses and allied health providers who are actively involved in the provision of emergency care in Tanzania. This association was founded in January 2011 and attained a permanent registration from the Registrar of Societies of Tanzania in May 2011. The main aim of EMAT is to pioneer, promote and advocate for the development of emergency medicine in Tanzania.
 
The founding of EMAT was inspired by opening of the first full capacity Emergency Department, and launching of the first residency-training program at Muhimbili National Hospital and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Dar es salaam, Tanzania. The field of Emergency Medicine is rapidly expanding in Tanzania; by the end of 2021 Tanzania had 73 qualified Emergency Physicians working in more than ten regions.

OUR MISSION

To advance emergency care in Tanzania through training, research, advocacy and collaboration.

OUR VISION

An association excelling in pioneering, promoting and advocating for quality emergency care in Tanzania.

OUR CORE VALUES

• Respect and humility towards patients and fellow health providers
• Professionalism and innovation all things Emergency Medicine
• Pursue growth and learning always
• Teamwork and shared knowledge​

Muhimbili National Hospital- EMD

SUPPORTED BY:

For more than a decade, the global healthcare company Abbott and its foundation, the Abbott Fund, have worked with the Government of Tanzania as part of a US $125 million partnership to find lasting solutions to critical healthcare challenges across the country. This partnership includes establishing the first Emergency Medicine Department and Residency Training program in East Africa at Muhimbili National Hospital . For more information about this partnership, visit www.abbott.com/tanzania.