Building an emergency response system from scratch is a tall order, particularly in low- and middle-income countries with limted experience managing emergency medical services. In Bangladesh, however, TraumaLink is proving how volunteer-based roadside emergency response systems can both save lives and be sustainable in communities where no such service previously existed.

In this episode, Dr. Jon Moussally, founder and executive director of TraumaLink, discusses how the organization came to be, how their volunteer retention stays so high, how they win and keep community buy-in, and much more.

To learn more about TraumaLink and the work they are doing, visit their website.

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Episode Contents

• How TraumaLink Started (00:00)
• Response systems in Bangladesh prior to TraumaLink (03:25)
• Recruiting partners and volunteers (04:40)
• Service delivery (07:20)
• Community outreach and messaging (08:50)
•  Responder training (10:50)
• Responder incentives (15:15)
• Building relationships with local hospitals (18:45)
• Government response from Bangladesh (23:45)
• Training the police department and their response to the program (26:55)
• Types of data collecting and used to demonstrate impact (32:25)
• Plans for the future and the scaling of TraumaLink (36:30)

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HOST

Jason Friesen is the Founder and Executive Director of Trek Medics International, a 501c3-registered nongovernmental organization (NGO) dedicated to improving access to emergency response networks in communities across the globe through innovative mobile phone technologies.

Learn more about Trek Medics International by visiting their website, and for more info on the Beacon Crisis Response Platform visit here.

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Theme song: "Happy Feliz" by ¡Big Grande! (used with permission).