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Cardiac arrest is one of the most lethal health problems in the United States, with a median hospital survival rate from adult cardiac arrest of just 18%. With patient survival being linked to high-performance CPR, join us to learn how you…

Since the 1950s there have been advanced practice nurses caring for people and communities in various rural and remote settings in Canada. These nurses have been known to many rural Canadians as regional nurses, outpost nurses and community…

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs or “drones”) and Body Worn Video (BWV) will be key talking points at this year’s free-to-attend Emergency Services Show, which takes place the NEC in Birmingham on 23 and 24 September. Very much under the…

World Food Programme project engages 1,800 ultra-poor individuals under a two-year resilience programme where participants, mostly women, take part in food-and-assets for work-and-training activities aimed at disaster risk reduction.

RELIEFWEB.INT -July 28, 2015 at 10:36PM Source: UN Security Council Country: Syrian Arab Republic A political solution is more urgent than ever to end this brutal conflict and the immense suffering of beleaguered civilians, says…

More than half the population are children, presenting challenges not just on how to provide schooling and restore abruptly halted educations in Syria, but also in investing for the future.

RELIEFWEB.INT -July 28, 2015 at 12:27PM Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic More than half the population are children, presenting challenges not just on how to provide schooling and restore…

BOSTON — Coast Guard crews responded to an offshore distress call from a 43-foot sailing vessel that was disabled and adrift in a winter storm about 150 miles south of Nantucket, today. Watchstanders at the First Coast Guard District…

RELIEFWEB.INT -July 24, 2015 at 02:17PM Source: World Health Organization Country: Somalia Health is funded at 8.5%, the lowest since 2008. Over the past 3 months, at least 10 hospitals in Somalia have either been closed or have seriously…

To help ensure that children don’t completely miss out on their education, the UN Children's Fund is supporting catch-up classes for over 200,000 students. Sana’a/Geneva, July 24, 2015 - The ongoing conflict in Yemen…