Dubai: The third edition of the Dubai International Ambulance Conference (DIAC) and the International Emergency and Catastrophe Management (IECM) Conference and Exhibition will begin on Monday.

The three-day event that will see leading experts and emergency firms from 42 countries taking part, will be held at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Organised by INDEX Conferences and Exhibitions, in cooperation with Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services (DCAS), the event will introduce the latest in medicine and technology in the field of medical emergency equipment and services, ambulance services, emergency service vehicles, emergency medicine, and search and rescue equipment.

The two conferences, being held simultaneously, aim at developing the capabilities of paramedics during emergencies, while focusing on the conditions that emergency paramedics may face through the new methodologies and studies that are discussed by a constellation of experts and specialists in the field.