Written by INDUS MED NEWS 15 November, 2025 9:18 pm .
WECAN 2025 | National Strategic Framework & Action Plan Meeting for Integrated Emergency & Trauma Care (2025–2035) was Hosted by Dept. of Emergency Medicine, KMC Mangalore with WHO Collaborating Centre Emergency and Trauma Care South-East Asia Region–AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi), The World Academic Council for Emergency Medicine & Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India.
The two-day consultation (29–30 Oct) was organized at the Dr. T. M. A. Pai International Convention Centre, Mangaluru as a part of the 11th World Academic Congress of Emergency Medicine which was held from 29th October to 2nd November 2025.
This meeting launched a decade-long roadmap to strengthen Emergency, Critical & Operative (ECO) Care Systems across India—aligned with National Health Policy and the WHO Global Action Plan.
The Main Highlights were:
Welcome by Dr. UNNIKRISHNAN B (Dean, KMC);
- WECAN Address by Dr. Sanjeev Bhoi (WHO CCET–AIIMS);
- Chief Guest Lt. Gen. (Dr.) M. D. Venkatesh (VC, Manipal Academy of Higher Education).
- National & global perspectives:
- Dr. V. K. Paul (NITI Aayog),
- Dr. Rajeev Bahl (DG–ICMR),
- Dr. Vimal Krishnan (WACEM),
- Dr. Lee Walis (WHO Geneva),
- Mr. Tore Laerdal (Laerdal Foundation),
- Dr. Tashi Tobgay (WHO SEARO),
- Professor Dr. Sagar GALWANKAR (INDUSEM).
Thematic tracks on Human Resources, Materials–Finance, Workforce capability, Research–Innovation–Data, Leadership & Governance, co-chaired by Maj Gen (Prof) Atul Kotwal, SM, VSM & Dr. Patanjali Dev Nayar, with day-2 focus on care delivery (Community Access, Pre-hospital, Quality, Data & Documentation).
The Main Outcome was creating Actionable frameworks for India’s Decade of Action (2025–2035)—“Saving Billions through Strong Acute Care Systems.”
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 only 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 standardize Emergency & Trauma Care at all levels/facilities of sub-national, national and region. For More Information: https://whoccemcare.org/
