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Hospitals at breaking point after record number of admissions this week SOURCE: DAILY MAIL - Hospitals in England have admitted a record number of patients this week, bringing the NHS to its knees, doctors have warned. They say the service…

MSPs have questioned whether a key target for Accident and Emergency (A&E) waiting times in Scotland is "reasonable or achievable". NHS boards are supposed to see then admit, transfer or discharge 98% of patients attending at A&E…

Is there something more dangerous than saving live on a battle field? No, and Bryan Schatz describe the life that the White Helmets, a group of ill-equipped civilian volunteers, experience every day. On the Men's Journal Schatz describe the…

MANILA - On the second full day of operations responding to what entered the Philippines as Typhoon Hagupit - since downgraded to a tropical storm - national officials say disaster coordination has improved since last year’s Super Typhoon…

The decision after the progress Liberia have gained fighting the outbreak. Liberia will fight against the virus until it will be finally eradicated from the country Since March of this year, our nation has been stricken by an unprecedented…

Growing Emergency Services Show Attracts Record Visitor Numbers Organisers of The Emergency Services Show have confirmed that the two-day event held at the NEC in Birmingham last month attracted a record number of 5,680 visitors. This…

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - A Natural Disaster is defined as an events, triggered by hazards of nature, and causing at least 100 deaths or affecting the survival needs of at least 1,000 people. The frequency of intense natural disasters…

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - It's a NGO from Chile the winner of the Risk Award 2014 at the 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference in Davos, Switzerland. The Inclusive NGO face 77 international organization from 44 countries. And this…

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) firmly condemns this extremely alarming series of attacks against humanitarian workers, ambulances, and hospitals. These are serious violations of the law of war. An immediate stop…

NEW DELHI  – The Government of India, the Government of Odisha and the World Bank today signed a $153 million credit agreement to help the state build disaster resilient houses, improve the slums and city level infrastructure as well as…