Excerpt from HPCSA Newsletter 2010 - relating to new EMS organization called ECSSA.

The Emergency Care Society of South Africa (ECSSA), therefore, is an organisation that has been established to address the needs of the emergency care environment in South Africa. The society's primary objectives are to ensure the well being, safety and proper medical treatment of the patient and to identify, communicate, and promote general wellness, professional interests and the honour of emergency care providers. The society will work closely with other professional groups in furthering emergency care and encourage research in the field of emergency care in South Africa. ECSSA will co-operate with government departments, professional statutory bodies, employers, practitioners and representatives of education, in the delineation of minimum standards for and accreditation of educational programs for emergency care providers. The society will strive to have represent at ions on bulletins , newsletters, professional journals and so on. ECSSA also intends to establish a Code of Ethics and assist with professional dialogue and the continuing professional development of members; to establish or co-operate in conferences for the same purpose. ECSSA will assist in the promotion of measures designed to improve standards of emergency care in the interest of the public creating a safer pre-hospital environment.