EsSalud trains over 11,000 health workers for emergencies in Peru
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EsSalud, a Peruvian health insurer, trained 11,064 healthcare professionals across the country so far in 2026 to improve responses to critical situations, emergencies, and large-scale disasters.
The training program, run through the School of Emergency within EsSalud’s Flexible Offer Management, focuses on practical skills using mannequins and high-tech simulation equipment to recreate realistic emergency scenarios. EsSalud developed 387 courses, both in-person and virtual, totaling 3,870 academic hours.
Professionals focused on basic and advanced life support, first aid, trauma management, and airway evaluation. Dr. María Hernández, Flexible Offer Management Manager at EsSalud, stated this training directly strengthens the capacity of healthcare networks in Lima, Callao, and throughout Peru. As part of a decentralization effort, EsSalud accelerated training sessions outside of Lima in September, certifying 120 workers in Áncash, Junín, and Ayacucho in advanced airway techniques and neonatal life support.
Upcoming sessions in Moyobamba will train 80 workers in disaster response and first aid, while additional pediatric training will occur in Áncash, reaching 45 workers. The School of Emergency is the only institution in Peru authorized to certify EsSalud’s critical care staff and has issued over 10,000 digital certificates this year, with academic support from the San Fernando Faculty of Medicine at the National University of San Marcos.
