Asia

An Introduction to Emergency Numbers Emergency numbers are a critical institution to ensure a quick and organized response to emergencies, but they vary significantly from country to country. This reflects both different emergency service…

From Maternal Care to Gender-Based Violence, Asia Faces Various Health Challenges Gender Disparities in Asian Health Emergencies The Asia-Pacific region stands out as the most disaster-prone region in the world. This has a significant…

United States, Western Europe, and Asia in Nursing Education Comparison Nursing Education in the United States In the United States, becoming a Registered Nurse (RN) requires completing an accredited nursing education program. These…

The Omicron variant is fuelling a rapid surge of COVID-19 across South Asia that threatens to overwhelm health systems still reeling from a deadly wave of the Delta variant last year

Heavy floods have recently hit Jayapura, capital of Papua Province (Indonesia), causing at least 8 deaths and 7,000 displaced persons

EMERCOM of Russia: “in 2021, fire detection helped save nearly 600 people, including 245 children”

Rescue teams in Pakistan are working to clear roads to a shuttered hill town that hosts thousands of tourists, after 22 people died in vehicles trapped by heavy snowfall

Bangkok's governor orders the capital's 50 districts to carry out ambulance medical transport drills for patients with Omicron covid variant and to take measures to suppress non-essential leisure activities

Myanmar is in mourning and grief: at least one person has died and between 70 and 100 people are missing after a landslide in a jade mine in Kachin State, the northernmost part of Myanmar. This was announced by the rescue team that is…

In Japan, first aid can now benefit from an additional tool for citizens: a video tutorial on resuscitation practices while waiting for an ambulance