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Winter helicopter maneuvers of the Poland Emergency Medical Team PCPM

Medics from PCPM practice evacuation of patients using a helicopter in difficult winter conditions. Members of the Poland Emergency Medical Team PCPM, the first in Poland and the only WHO-certified rapid response group for natural disasters and humanitarian crises, take part in winter maneuvers co-financed by the European Union.

PCPM Emergency Medical Team to lead newly opened Medical Transit Center at Rzeszow Airport

On September 1, 2022, the Medical Transit Center (MTC) at Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport was opened. Operating under the auspices of the European Union and the World Health Organization (WHO), the PCPM Emergency Medical Team (EMT) will run the facility for the sick and injured from Ukraine.

Two months have passed since Russia invaded Ukraine. The PCPM Foundation helps Ukrainian people from the first day of the conflict

Two months have passed since the Russian troops attacked Ukrainian towns and villages. From the very first day of the conflict, the Polish Center for International Aid (PCPM) Foundation has been helping Ukraine and war refugees in Poland. From the perspective of the organization supporting the victims of this war, well-planned, specifically targeted help turned out to be of key importance. –‘We were already preparing for this before the conventional war broke out’ - explained Dr. Wojciech Wilk, CEO of the PCPM.

EMT from Poland fly to Madagascar with aid. Another cyclone is about to hit the island soon

The Polish rescue group (Poland Emergency Medical Team PCPM) comes to help the inhabitants of Madagascar. The island has suffered from the Ana and Batsirai cyclones. Medics and rescuers from Poland will help in the part of the island that suffered the most from the force of nature. It is the first medical mission of PCPM under the auspices of the European Union. The first and the only one EMT in Poland, certified by the WHO, is fully involved.

Annual field drill of Poland Emergency Medical Team PCPM [VIDEO]

Over three days we have set up large parts of our Type 1 fixed EMT and rehearsed the use of water supply and lighting systems, as well as conducted mandatory training for new EMT members.