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The History Of The Misericordie Confraternities in Italy
The Misericordie have their origins in the first forms of participation of citizens in the life of the community which took the name of Confraternities
International Nurses Day 2021: Virginia Henderson, the first lady of nursing
Virginia Henderson was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1897. She was the fifth of eight children of Lucy Minor Abbot and Daniel B. Henderson. At age four, she moved to Virginia, and began her schooling at Bellevue, a preparatory school…
Chernobyl 35 years later: what remains of that tragic experience?
On the night of 26 April, the history of mankind changed, and with it the view of nuclear power: at 1:23 a.m. the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was to suffer a level seven disaster on the INES scale, the highest level in the world
Mozambique, Margarita Loureiro (UNHCR): thousands fleeing Cabo Delgado and rejected by Tanzania
Mozambique under attack from jihadist fanatics: 'The testimonies are all similar, for months: people fleeing the violence in Cabo Delgado arrive in Tanzania; they are transferred to a centre where they are filed and then taken back to the…
Nurse's appeal from intensive care: 'We're exhausted, use your heads'
Laura Berti, the Intensive Care Nurse at the Maggiore Hospital in Bologna, sent an open letter to all front-line health workers
Brazil vaccinated 27.5% of indigenous against Covid-19
Sau Paolo (Brazil) - The number of indigenous who received the first dose of immunization against Covid-19 is 247,213, according to information released last Friday (26) on the Federal Government Portal.
ICN Disaster Fund supports nurses in Lebanon following catastrophic explosion
ICN Disaster Fund supports nurses in Lebanon: as winter approaches, our thoughts go to those in Beirut who are rebuilding their city and their lives. Many are still living unsheltered, or in damaged homes; many are still suffering from…
Western Sahara, Giulia Olmi (Cisp): "With the war 250 thousand people at risk"
Western Sahara: Giulia Olmi, project coordinator for the International Committee for the Development of Peoples (Cisp), comments on the situation on the border between Morocco and Western Sahara.
Equatoria (South Sudan): thousands at risk of hunger and disease due to clashes and floods
Equatoria (South Sudan) - Months of conflict followed by torrential rains have created a deepening humanitarian crisis in which communities now face a heightened risk of hunger, malnutrition and disease in South Sudan’s Central, Western and…
Medics in the army in Zimbabwe: will this push healthcare workers to flee?
Bishop of Chinhoyi denounces the Government violence throughout the country and begins speaking that medics in the army could destroy the country.