Dubai: the world’s longest ambulance

Is it just me or does Dubai at times remind you of a strung-out junkie, desperate for another fix of hyperbole and superlatives from the international press? I mean the world’s longest ambulance? What’s next, the world’s biggest cheese-grater? World’s biggest key-chain? World’s widest puddle? Feel free to add you own suggestions…

Dubai Centre of Ambulance Services

Highfield and HABC are proud to be working in Partnership with the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services.
The Government of Dubai are clearly very serious about leading the international field with respect to the service that they provide for both those who live in Dubai and tourists, response times are excellent and equipment is world class. For example last year Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services introduced the worlds largest ambulance to their fleet which includes an onboard operating theatre and capacity for large scale casualty treatment.
The Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services approach to first aid training is equally impressive and the Executive Directors have recently launched an advocacy campaign aimed at promoting first aid training for everyone in the community. Khalifa Hassan al Darrai the Executive Director states ‘The key messages of our advocacy report, points out that first aid education should be available for all and not just those who can afford it. It said that compulsory first aid training should be set up at different stages of peoples lives’.

Dr Mehdi (Training Manager) teaching a Paediatric course The partnership with Highfield and HABC is therefore very timely and an agreement was signed between the Ambulance Service, HABC and Highfield in March 2010.
Representing Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services Khalifa Hassan Al Drai (Executive Director) and Dr Omer (Technical Director) Representing HABC Abdul Jaleel (Manager Middle East Asia) Representing Highfield Christian Sprenger (Managing Director) and John Morley (Operations Director)
The Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services were keen to work with our organizations due to our flexible approach to developing material and capability to provide Internationally recognised qualifications. The Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services training team (who are already highly qualified) participated in a 4 day train the trainer programme which covered technical information as well as sessions on Highfield interactive training material and HABC policies and procedures.
HABC representatives Christian Sprenger (Managing Director) and Jason Sprenger (Chief Executive) along with representatives of the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services.
Highfield have developed a range of products with the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services that will be used to train their new HABC programme.