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Ebola: The world needs humanitarian workers in West Africa
Kenema, Sierra Leone October 2014. The International Federation opened its first Ebola treatment centre in Kenema, in September. It has a capacity of 60 beds and currently has approximately 120 national and 20 international staff. More…
Ebola crisis: UK appeal raises £10m in five days - DEC
An appeal to help people affected by the Ebola crisis in West Africa has raised more than £10m in its first five days, organisers have said.
The Disasters Emergency Committee said the "milestone" was reached after the UK government matched…
Ebola: Are cases levelling off?
We may be entering a new phase of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.
There is growing - but certainly guarded - talk within the World Health Organization that the overall number of new cases is levelling off.
Officials have told me they…
Fears that Ebola crisis will set back malaria fight
A leading malaria control expert has said efforts to contain the disease may be jeopardised by the Ebola crisis
Dr Fatoumata Nafo-Traoré, who heads the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership, said after visiting west Africa: "Understandably,…
Nigeria is free of Ebola transmission
The end of an Ebola virus disease outbreak in a country can be declared once 42 days have passed and no new cases have been detected
The Ebola virus was introduced into Nigeria on 20 July 2014 when an infected Liberian man arrived by…
Drowning Resuscitation for Surfers
The European Association of Surfing Doctors introduce to you Andrew Schmidt, Emergency Medicine Physician, Director of Lifeguards without borders lecturing all around the world on Drowning
The surf world was shocked when two surfers drowned…
5 ways pharma can incorporate digital technologies
Few would argue that today digital technology represents a critical part of marketing in any business sector. Though all health care stakeholders are usually late to the technology table, market and customer pressure are rapidly…
Prehospital intravenous access and fluid resuscitation in severe sepsis: an observational cohort…
Prompt treatment of severe sepsis in the Emergency Department reduces deaths, but the role of prehospital fluid resuscitation is unknown. We sought to determine the risk-adjusted association between prehospital fluid administration and…
Doctors prescribe more painkillers to women, study confirms
Regardless of the pain type, age and social class, women are more likely to be prescribed analgaesia than men. This is confirmed by a study conducted by several members of the Research Group on Public Health at the University of Alicante…
Training Tips: Mummified! (The Triangular bandages)
A fun and effective way to end your bandaging training sessions that will leave your students' hearts pounding
For the Filipino rescuers, the only equipment more versatile than triangular bandages are their brains. The T-bandages' uses are…