About Us
About EMS Global Foundation
EMS Global Foundation is an Australian registered charity dedicated to strengthening emergency medical systems in low and middle income countries through structured education, clinical training, and long-term institutional partnerships.
Australian Registered Charity ABN 94 687 972 176
Serving Mongolia since 2017
Our Purpose
out of Emergency medical services are essential to national healthcare infrastructure. In many developing nations, prehospital care systems are still evolving and face structural challenges. Our purpose is to strengthen emergency medical systems through:
Out of hospital and emergency care education, consultancy, and mentoring.
Aeromedical critical care education, consultancy, and mentoring.
EMS governance, leadership coaching, and operational support.
Disaster resilience consulting and capacity building.
Our Mission
To strengthen emergency medical services through education, partnership, and sustainable systems development.
We work alongside ministries of health, ambulance services, universities, and frontline clinicians to:
Improve clinical standards
Enhance workforce capability
Strengthen governance frameworks
Build national emergency response resilience
Our programs are designed for long-term impact.
Our Educators & Consultants
Our teams include experienced paramedics, doctors, and nurses from Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, and partner nations.
2025 Education and Consulting Team
Dolly McPherson – Paramedic and Director, Education (UK / Australia)
James Stubley – Paramedic Educator (UK)
Jarrod Bell – Paramedic Educator (Australia)
Tania Johnston – Paramedic / Nurse Educator (Canada / Australia)
Dr. Suvd Nergui – Cardiologist and Board Director (Mongolia)
Leon Baranowski – Paramedic and Director, Operations (Australia / UK / Canada)
Joe Acker – Paramedic and CEO (Canada / Australia)
Dr. Hamish McLean – Founder and Board Chair (Australia)
2024 Education and Consulting Team
- Dolly McPherson – Paramedic Educator (UK / Australia)
- Danny Nayman – Paramedic Educator (USA)
- Stuart Harris – Paramedic Educator (Australia)
- James Stubley – Paramedic Educator (UK)
- Jarrod Bell – Paramedic Educator (Australia)
- Yas Gunaratne – Doctor / Paramedic Educator (Australia)
- Tania Johnston – Paramedic / Nurse Educator (Canada / Australia)
- Chris Deacon – Paramedic Educator (Australia / New Zealand)
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Dr. Suvd Nergui – Cardiologist and Board Director (Mongolia)
- Leon Baranowski – Paramedic and Executive Director, Operations (Australia / UK / Canada)
- Joe Acker – PAramedic and CEO (Canada / Australia)
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Dr. Hamish McLean – Founder and Board Chair (Australia)
Our Leadership Team
The Leadership Team provides operational and clinical oversight to deliver evidenced based education, and subject matter consultancies from an international team of out-of-hospital care experts.
Joe Acker
Chief Executive Officer & Paramedic with more than 35 years of experience in EMS, healthcare leadership, academia, and international capacity-building.
Leon Baranowski
Director of Operations with more than two decades of experience in paramedicine, system reform, and clinical education across the UK, Canada, and Australia.
Dolly McPherson
Our Board Of Directors
The Board of Directors provides strategic oversight and governance to ensure effective delivery of program objectives, long-term impact, partnership development, and fiduciary obligations.
Dr. Hamish McLean
Joe Acker
Deputy Board Chair with extensive board governance experience in government and not-for-profit organisations in Canada and Australia.
Leon Baranowski
Board Director, with more than two decades of experience in paramedicine, system reform, and clinical education across the UK, Canada, and Australia.
Dr. Suvd Nergui
Board Director – Mongolia with expertise in emergency medicine and prehospital care development, leading national EMS and disaster programs and trauma training.
Our Mongolian Partners
We collaborate closely with experienced Mongolian emergency medicine leaders to ensure alignment with national healthcare priorities.
Dr. Ariunbold Sakhiya (MD)
Director, Ulaanbaatar City Ambulance Center. Oversees emergency operations in Mongolia’s capital.
Col Nergui Sodnom (MD)
Head of Mongolian Armed Forces Medical Services and recently Medical Director of UN Peacekeeping operations in Sudan.
Dr. Khosbayar Battugs (MD)
Emergency Medicine Director and educator.
Dr. Khongor Dejidgunchin (MD, MSc)
Leader of EMS within Mongolia’s National Emergency Management Agency. Focused on aeromedical development and disaster preparedness.
Governance & Accountability
EMS Global Foundation operates under Australian charity regulation and maintains structured corporate and finance governance oversight.
Funding Model
Our work is supported through:
Government grants
Corporate partnerships
Individual donors
Consultancy services
Shared responsibility strengthens sustainability.
*Please note: EMS Global Foundation does not provide direct financial support to other parties. Instead, we use donated funds to provide education and consultancy capacity building through our extensive network of expert volunteers.