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Safety is the first pillar of a good life for emergency professionals, rescuers and Fire Fighters. We are operating in a complex and hard environment. Risk prevention and improving working conditions are fundamental for better health and life.
Mali: Vaccinating 10,000 children over 60,000km of desert roads
The vast, desert region of Kidal in northern Mali, south of the Sahara, is home to nomadic populations frequently living far from health facilities. In 2018, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) launched its first multi-antigen campaign in Mali,…
What happens to emergency patients transported to a Government hospital in Myanmar?
In Myanmar, the provision of emergency medicine in-hospital is at upheaval. There is a confusion with the policy and regulation that involves emergency patients, although there is already the Emergency Care and Treatment Law that has been…
East Ghouta conflict - Doctors and nurses collapse as medical response reaches its limits
East Ghouta conflict - MSF calls for an immediate ceasefire to enable the basic human act of helping the sick and wounded Saturday, February 24, 2018 — MSF calls for an immediate ceasefire to enable the basic act of helping the sick and…
An impossible case of OHCA (Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest)
The small victim was a 5-year-old girl and is already in asystole. We began the prompt reanimation of that little patient. Firefighters, doctors, and nurses participated in CPR that day. During the first five minutes, in addition to the…
Somalia - UN worried for humanitarian crisis in Mogadishu
PRESS RELEASE by UN.ORG
2 January 2018 – A senior United Nations official in Somalia expressed deep concern over reports of the unannounced destruction of settlements for internally displaced persons (IDPs) as well as humanitarian…
Human Right Watch: "In Greece there is an urgent need to move Asylum Seekers from islands"
Greece, with support from its European Union partners, should urgently transfer thousands of asylum seekers to the Greek mainland and provide them with adequate accommodation and access to fair and efficient asylum procedures.
On the brink of humanitarian emergency for many families trapped on Greek islands
Tuesday, December 5, 2017 — For the second consecutive winter, Greek authorities are trapping thousands of men, women and children on the Greek islands leaving them on the brink of a humanitarian emergency, warns the medical and…
Preventing Patient Harm from Opioids in Hospitals
The use of opioids in hospitals is clearly one of the top public health concerns in the country. Rarely, though, do news stories address the safety risks from opioids used by patients in hospitals.
HURRICANE OPHELIA MAKES OFF FOR EUROPE
Hurricane Ophelia is strengthening to a Category 2 storm and it is moving towards Europe, continuing to strengthen, now boasting top sustained winds of 100 mph.
On Thursday afternoon, Ophelia's core was located about 715 miles southwest…
Plague in Madagascar kills 33, 231 cases had been identified: some facts about this infectious…
Malgasci population face a new outbreak of plague. People are scrambling to get their hands on antibiotics and face masks, with problems in the most important cities. Public events with crowd events have been canceled, as a rare pneumonic…