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GINA Software s.r.o. is a technology company developing and providing a crisis management system called GINA System. The company was established in 2010 after the success in world finals of Microsoft Imagine Cup competition. The aim of the…

Shark attacks are rare but are associated with a high morbidity and significant mortality. We report the case of a patient’s survival from a shark attack and their subsequent emergency medical and surgical management.

RELIEFWEB.INT - Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Country: World By Jonathan Fowler YAOUNDE, 20 July 2015 – Africa this week launches a global drive to apply the new Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, a…

RELIEFWEB.INT - Source: IRIN Country: World By Jessica Alexander GENEVA, 20 July 2015 (IRIN) - International aid agencies have historically been criticized for failing to seek the views of those they are trying to help, providing them…

Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre Country: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sudan, Tonga, World…

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Bangladesh, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Nauru, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu In Thailand, although the…

Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Haiti, Indonesia, Philippines, World Humanitarian workers are increasingly turning to ‘medium-low’ or ‘low-tech’ solutions as some of the infrastructure that is needed to…

Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Country: World 14 July 2015, ADDIS ABABA – Details of an €80 million package of support from the European Union to disaster risk management across sub-Saharan Africa over…

Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal | AFP | Tuesday 7/14/2015 - 15:06 GMT Nepal's government Tuesday unveiled the first budget drawn up since April's massive earthquake, with a focus on funding…

Oxygen binds to hemoglobin in red blood cells when moving through the lungs. It is transported throughout the body as arterial blood. A pulse oximeter uses two frequencies of light (red and infrared) to determine the percentage (%) of…