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4 low-tech solutions for communications in emergencies

Jul 16, 2015

Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Haiti, Indonesia, Philippines, World Humanitarian workers are increasingly turning to ‘medium-low’ or ‘low-tech’ solutions as some of the infrastructure that is needed to…

Civil Protection

Major EU boost for disaster risk management in Africa

Jul 14, 2015

Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Country: World 14 July 2015, ADDIS ABABA – Details of an €80 million package of support from the European Union to disaster risk management across sub-Saharan Africa over…

Nepal unveils subsidy-heavy $8.19 bn post-quake budget

Jul 14, 2015

Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal | AFP | Tuesday 7/14/2015 - 15:06 GMT Nepal's government Tuesday unveiled the first budget drawn up since April's massive earthquake, with a focus on funding…

Health and Safety

Basic understanding of the pulse oximeter

Jul 14, 2015

Oxygen binds to hemoglobin in red blood cells when moving through the lungs. It is transported throughout the body as arterial blood. A pulse oximeter uses two frequencies of light (red and infrared) to determine the percentage (%) of…

Lack of fuel could soon cause more deaths than violence in Yemen - Oxfam

Jul 14, 2015

Source: Oxfam Country: Yemen Since late March, restrictions on imports by the Saudi-led coalition have reduced the amount of fuel in Yemen to only 20 per cent of what is needed. Lack of fuel in Yemen caused by the continuing…

RAW - terrifing crash involved a fire truck in Poland

Jul 13, 2015

POLAND, Kluczbork - A terrific crash happened On Saturday at 12.00 in the town of Kluczbork. Here below you could see the images of the accident scene and a footage from a dash-cam, which capture all the incident evolution. In the Dash-Cam…

What to do when the earth starts shaking

Jul 13, 2015

A UN program expands to offer practical wisdom for all manner of natural disasters in developing Asian nations. Training in Bangladesh comes just after a powerful earthquakes disrupts nearby Nepal. DHAKA, BANGLADESH — Students like Eidia…

Allison Transmission, new partnership and models presented at INTERSCHUTZ

Jul 8, 2015

Allison Transmission offers up to 35 percent faster acceleration and greater maneuverability, know more about the last products here Hannover, Germany – Allison Transmission, the leading global supplier of fully automatic transmissions…

Civil Protection

Excelerate Group: Leading in resilient, secure and rapidly deployable communications

Jul 8, 2015

Excelerate is a global market leader in the provision of data, video, voice and Internet via satellite and wireless solutions. As pioneers of the concept of satellite broadband on-board emergency response vehicles, Excelerate now provides…

WEINMANN MEDUMAT Standard2 – A clear new perspective

Jul 7, 2015

Hamburg – Every second counts in an emergency. There is no room for error, especially when the patient needs assistance with breathing. Because great demands are made of Emergency Medical Services in such situations, WEINMANN Emergency…