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Review Article | Open Access

Published on: 31 Jan 2026

Article ID: wjem.2026.a3101

The Burning Global Issues in Emergency Medicine: A Narrative Review
Zaparackaite I 1 Govani ND 2 Singh H 3 Singh SJ 4 Mehta AR 5 Midha PK 5 Patel R 2 Patel RV* 2

Objectives: To synthesise and critically examine the most urgent global challenges facing Emergency Medicine (EM), including system pressures, workforce vulnerabilities, climate‑related threats, conflict‑driven emergencies, infectious disease risks, inequities in access, and gaps in digital and research capacity. The review aims to identify cross‑cutting determinants and propose system‑level strategies to strengthen resilience and equity in emergency care…

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