Pre-Hospital Disaster Response Coordination & Management
Being an umbrella body of Pre-Hospital responders, AAPU has over time participated in thecoordination of both National, Regional and local/district disaster responses. The recent onebeing Kasese Floods Response. A team of AAPU emergency responders were collectedtogether in the heavy floods disaster response that hit Kasese district from May to August2020, with support from Malteser International. […]
Ambulance Inspection & Assessments
There is currently no Ambulance Services Act in Uganda although this is work in progresses at Ministry of Health under the department of Emergency Medical Services. However, world over the ambulance regulations require that periodic safety inspections be performed on each licensed ambulance operating in the country. Properly conductedsafety inspections will identify components that are […]
Uganda First Aid Course for Lay Responders
This is the first level contact of first aid training for everyone. The course is aimed at harmonization of FA training amongst all actors for laypersons, adolescents, youths, elderly, people living with disabilities, people with little or no medical training, but could be taken by professionals who wish to refresh their first aid knowledge. Duration 1day
Community First Aid Responder (CFAR)
The Emergency First Aid Responder (EFAR) training programme was created based on the knowledge that community members are often the first to witness and respond to medical emergencies, and are therefore an essential first link to emergency care systems. CFAR is an open-access, short course that emphasizes community participation and ownership to empower communities to […]
Basic Emergency Care (BEC)
Developed by WHO and ICRC, in collaboration with the International Federation for Emergency Medicine, Basic Emergency Care (BEC): Approach to the acutely ill and injured is an open-access training course for frontline healthcare providers who manage acute illness and injury with limited resources.  Integrating the guidance from WHO Emergency Triage, Assessment and Treatment (ETAT) for children and the Integrated Management of Adult/Adolescent […]
Workplace First Aid Training
The First Aid at Work training course, which conforms to HSE guidance, provides a comprehensive set of practical skills needed by first aiders in most workplaces, giving both the ability and knowledge to deal with first aid emergencies. It meets the standards required to help comply with Health and Safety (First aid) regulations.  Duration 1, 2 […]
B-EMT Course in Uganda
This is an accredited first professional prehospital Trainings hosted by Allied Health Professionals Council. The course is currently offered at St. Michael Lubaga Hospital Training School. Duration 2yrs. Learn more about the course… https://lubagahospital.org/academics/
80HRS EMT crush course
This course is designed to skill up health care workers/ambulance teams with knowledge and skills to handle life threatening conditions especially in the prehospital context. The course is also designed to create interest from participants to take on other professional EMS courses and career paths. It’s conducted following strict guidelines and assessments to get confident […]
Specialized Trainings
These are conducted in conjunction with our National and International Training institutions and bodies such as MOH EMS Department, Emergency Care Society of Uganda, Emergency Care Courses Uganda, Malteser International and others. Such courses include:
Training
The association Training programs are designed by our local emergency care experts both from the Prehospital and in-hospital fields to meet the needs of healthcare workers that may be required to provide emergency care to critically ill or injured patients. We enable teams of healthcare providers especially those working in the prehospital field to develop […]