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Afghanistan, extreme challenges as told by nurses
Nurses talk about the drama in Afghanistan. Over the last month, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) has been in contact with the Afghanistan Nurses Association (ANA) at a time when the country is facing a period of intense…
Hurricane Ida, rescuer's body cam shows woman's heroic rescue from flooding
Body cam are now used by many different bodies and for many different reasons: for personal safety, for legal protection, for remote assistance and for communication with operational centres, for example
Liberia, the hospital has the number 14, like President Weah's jersey
Liberia / The Head of State, former AC Milan striker: "I am proud and happy, my dream has been realised in record time"
UN warns Afghanistan: "Food stocks are running out"
UN about Afghanistan: the United Nations explains that if the international community does not mobilise the country will enter a food crisis
Migrants, Alarm Phone: '46 adrift in Atlantic for a fortnight, 14 dead'
Migrants adrift off the Canary Islands, Alarm Phone reports: 46 migrants who left the coast of Western Sahara for the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean spent almost two weeks at sea without food or water
Haiti, the aftermath of the earthquake: emergency care for the wounded, solidarity in action
On 14 August, a terrible earthquake in Haiti killed about 2,200 people and injured about 12,000. After a few days, there was an appalling silence on the subject, interrupted only by a fine initiative by Harvard Medical School, as regards…
Policlinico Umberto I: Covid-19 survivor gives birth in extracorporeal circulation (ECMO)
Policlinico Umberto I, an extracorporeal circulation (ECMO) birth for a Covid-19 survivor
USA, a record-breaking nurse: Florence 'SeeSee' Rigney retires at 96, after 70 years of work
From the USA, a story of love for the work of a nurse: that of Florence "SeeSee" Rigney, for 70 years at the service of people in need of care
Afghanistan, the Taliban on the attack in the big cities. Emergency: "In Kabul, 25-30 wounded every…
Emergency tells the scenario of a country, Afghanistan, theatre of fights: the capital Kabul at the moment has registered only sporadic attacks, but the fighters are advancing in the other big centres
Central African Republic, MSF: Repeated attacks on medical care leave people vulnerable to disease…
Relentless attacks on patients, health staff and medical facilities in Central African Republic (CAR) during a countrywide surge in violence are forcing the suspension of medical activities and seriously constraining people’s access to…