The management of mass casualty incidents requires not only efficient systems, logistics, and resources, but also skilled staff. Recent major disasters have shown the importance of this component. Therefore, it is necessary to implement training programs aimed at developing relevant competencies among the different categories of health emergency management staff. This statement applies also to the health sector in general. In parallel to these training programs, it is also necessary to develop exercises (especially multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral) at the community level. The training programs targeting professionals working with emergency or rescue agencies must be developed according to the concept underpinning adult learning (mainly problem solving). The learning objectives of the training should be defined according to the needs of these agencies and should be linked to their roles in the community.
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