FDNY fleet added 100 ambulances to respond to increasing COVID-19 emergency calls
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) is keeping its spread on through the United States, the FDNY added 100 ambulances to face the pandemic in the Big Apple.
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Immediate assistance to children hit by floods in DR Congo. UNICEF warns the risk of a cholera…
During the very last days of April 2020, powerful floods displaced more than 100,000 people, including many children, in DR Congo (South Kivu). This condition, warns UNICEF, will probably cause a complex healthcare situation, plus a…
London's Air Ambulance: Prince William allows the helicopters to land in Kensington Palace to refuel
As the coronavirus continues its race in the UK, EMS has to consider other cases of emergency, too. Especially for critical care, the air ambulance helicopters have the provide a high-performance. That's why Prince William allowed London's…
UNICEF against COVID-19 and other diseases
UNICEF declared that the poorest countries are suffering from other diseases. COVID-19 is not so scary for populations who always had to fight against HIV or Ebola.
Sudan declares female genital mutilation will be a crime
Sudan reached a very important turning point by declaring that female genital mutilation will be soon considered a crime. The Foreign Ministry of Khartoum stated that this decision represents an important positive development for women…
Bangladesh during COVID-19 has to think about displaced people escaping violence in Myanmar
Hundreds of thousands of people, displaced by violence in Myanmar, live in crowded refugee camps in Bangladesh. It is a precarious existence at the best of times; when so many people live so close together, the disease can spread easily.…
The voice of AICS reports the coronavirus in Uganda. Food and border control are the challenges
The social distancing measures implemented by Kampala have left many families without income and daily jobs. Massimiliano Mazzanti, Ambassador of AICS (Agenzia italiana per la cooperazione allo sviluppo) in Uganda explains that the agency…
Cuba sends 200 medics and nurses to South Africa to face COVID-19
With over 4,000 confirmed cases and 86 deaths, South Africa is the most affected country by the coronavirus in Africa. Cuba sends 200 medics and nurses to support the country in front of COVID-19.
British Army support during the COVID-19 pandemic
The British Army communication to the nation about COVID-19. The goal is continuing to be ready, resilient and responsive to all the challenges the coronavirus may bring. Here is how the army will support the UK.
Brazil in front of COVID-19, Bolsonaro against the quarantine and infections rise over 45,000
COVID-19 touched also Brazil but, differently than in other countries, here the quarantine doesn't exist. President Jair Bolsonaro joined hundreds of demonstrators protesting stay-at-home orders issued by state governors. Then, the Brazil…