Martina Tesser

How to set a good ambulance up in order to provide high-quality emergency care in advanced but geographically complex countries like South Africa? Africa Health Exhibition is an opportunity to see many interesting products. Let us check…

As South Africa moves towards universal healthcare with a National Health Insurance System (NHIS), this, combined with the Competition Commission’s market inquiry and further changing legislation will effect radical change to the purchasing…

Choosing between patient care in a life threatening situation and avoiding danger waiting for help is a decision not always easy to meet. Paramedics are ready to face any kind of danger, but they must deal with their own safety. Today we…

Surgeons cover an important role in emergency medicine but they lack in many rural areas of Africa. African Country is famous for its wild and rural environments, which yearly attracts thousands of tourists. The wild beauty of Africa is…

19th RETTmobil 2019 from May 15 to 17 in Fulda: Leading International Trade Show for Rescue and Mobility The 19th RETTmobil 2019 from May 15 to 17 at Messe Galerie Fulda is an indispensable meeting place for all rescue workers and a global…

Undoubtedly, one of the most essential PPE for an ambulance worker is footwear. We have tested with our readers 8 different kinds of safety shoes, which comply with the EN20345 S3 regulation. Let's see how did it go in the following pages!…

With an estimated 2.77 billion users worldwide, the social media phenomenon has taken the world by storm. In South Africa, almost half the population uses the internet, including 8 million Twitter users and 16 million Facebook users. This…

Africa is an extremely varied country and when we speak of emergency medicine we can't be generic. This year will be the year of development for many African countries in terms of emergency medical service, and this change will go deep in…

6th and 12th of May is the Red Cross and Red Crescent week, which gains even more importance in 2019, while this is the hundredth anniversary of the organization. The week is timed to tie in with World Red Cross and Red Crescent day which…

It’s likely that most people will need to rely on care from an ambulance from time to time across the course of their lives. But in many places, it’s sadly not as simple as calling up an ambulance and letting it do its job. In parts of…