Written by INDUS MED NEWS 5 October, 2026 9:06 am .
WECAN held its Third National Implementation Meeting at IMS–BHU, Varanasi, on 11th & 12th September 2026 on the sidelines of the 22nd Annual All India Academic Conference of Emergency Medicine EMINDIA2026.
WECAN is a collaborative, multi-stakeholder platform dedicated to strengthening India’s acute-care system. Led by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Emergency and Trauma Care (WHO CCET) at AIIMS New Delhi, India. It was established as India’s chapter aligned with the WHO Acute Care Action Network (ACAN) and World Health Assembly Resolution WHA76.2 on integrated Emergency, Critical and Operative (ECO) care. As a member of the WHO ACAN Steering Committee, WHO CCET helps connect India’s priorities with the global acute-care agenda.
WECAN Journey began:
- First National Advocacy Meeting in December 2024. This meeting established a shared vision for integrated emergency and trauma care.
- The Second National Stakeholder Meeting was held in Mangaluru in October 2025. Stakeholders collectively developed the WECAN Decade Action Plan 2026–2035.
- The Third National Implementation Meeting was held at IMS–BHU, Varanasi, in September 2026.
It marked the transition from shared vision and planning to coordinated implementation. The consultation brought together 35 stakeholders, including policymakers, government administrators, clinicians, public-health professionals, researchers, academicians, philanthropic organisations, NGOs and development partners.
The meeting recognised the fragmentation across community, prehospital and facility-based services.
It promoted an integrated continuum extending from prevention to rehabilitation. Discussions aligned with Emergency, Critical and Operative care for Universal Health Coverage. Experts shared national, state and local experiences to identify practical solutions.
The WECAN Action Lab translated broad priorities into achievable actions.
Each group identified short-, medium- and long-term implementation priorities pragmatic action, accountability matrix and core indicator to measure the transition. Actions were assessed for alignment, feasibility, equity, scalability, sustainability and impact.
Experts and Stakeholders from across BHARAT participated in the development of the implementation plan and milestones to achieve the goals of WECAN.
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About INDUSEM:
The INDUSEM mission is to envision and implement the future of Patient Care across the world. The partnership brings together Expert Educators, Inquisitive Innovators and Physicians supporting Safe Patient Care across India, United States and the World. INDUSEM is the Top International Partnership across the World and brings together Institutions, Individuals and Initiatives focused on improving patient care globally. Till date INDUSEM has reached over 50,000 Experts and its reach continues to grow daily. For more information, visit www.indusem.org
About EMA
The Emergency Medicine Association was founded in 2015 during the INDUSEM2015 World Congress of Academic Emergency Medicine in New Delhi. EMA is the Official voice of competent Emergency Experts. Working towards provision of quality emergency care The EMA is an organized Guild of Emergency Leaders in Health and Medicine focused on Developing, Practicing and Progressing Emergency Medicine. EMA has a strong relation with partner organizations, individuals and institutions across the world. The EMA boasts of a strong DNA with its relationships which are geared towards potentiating growth. EMA has the support of the INDO-US Emergency and Trauma Collaborative, the Academic College of Emergency Experts in India and the Academic for Clinical Emergency Nursing in India. For More Information: www.emaindia.net
About ACEE
The Academic College of Emergency Experts was established by Leaders of INDUSEM to create a guild of expert clinicians who are have a mastery at providing safe patient care with high-quality therapeutics based on latest evidence based medicine. The only Unique College in Asia ACEE bestows affiliation after a rigorous coaching and testing process hereby maintaining its high standards of commitment to education and excellence. It surpasses the erstwhile ideology of existing academic colleges where affiliation is based on recommendation. There are multiple pathways to be a Fellow of the College namely Emergency Medicine, Emergency Pediatrics. Toxicology, Emergency Nursing Pathway etc. For More Information Visit www.acee-india.org
About WHO-CCET
The World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Emergency and Trauma Care is head quartered at The Emergency Department of the JPN Apex Trauma Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi and administers the region of Southeast Asia. The Overall vision of the Center is to strengthen and integrate Emergency & Trauma Care Services at all levels/facilities at sub-national, national and regional level to reduce the avoidable mortality, morbidities and disabilities burden. WHO-CCET Mission is to provide comprehensive mentorship to achieve standardized Emergency & Trauma Care at all levels/facilities of sub-national, national and region. For More Information: https://whoccemcare.org/
