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Red Crescent Authority and the Saudi Ministry of Health decided on a joint program to deal with emergencies in the Kingdom, on a talk held on Saturday between Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah and Saudi Red Crescent Authority President Prince Faisal bin Abdullah. Prince Faisal said the two parties had agreed to work on a common [...] A UNICEF-coordinated training workshop on how to provide mental health and psychosocial support for persons affected by emergencies in the Middle East and North Africa region was opened in Amman today. “Experience has shown that armed conflicts and natural disasters leave a long-lasting psychological and social impact wherever they occur,” said Sue Prosser, Psychosocial Support Expert [...] The Dubai Hospital has now expanded its emergency section to include trauma cases. The hospital will cater to limited number of trauma cases which range from home injuries to fractures; however the hospital will not cater to road accident emergencies which will continue to be directed to the Rashid Hospital Trauma Centre. Dr Mahmoud Ghanaim, Head of [...] Hammamet is hosting the second Maghribi Congress on Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Organized by the Tunisian Emergency Medicine Assocation on March 25 to 27, 2010. Romania’s deputy Health Minister attended as a guest of honor, and by Maghreb experts, chairmen of European emergency and disaster medicine associations and representatives from the American Academy of Emergency Medicine [...] The Dubai Ambulance Services Centre has been all through the day, 24-hour standby until further notice to attend to emergencies during the unstable weather conditions. Khalifa Hassan Bin Darrai, executive director of the Dubai Ambulance Services Centre, said the centre had been put on emergency alert and increased its daily working hours from 12 to 24 [...] Etihad Airways will install new state-of-the-art technology on its long and ultra long haul aircraft which can monitor the condition of passengers who display signs of sickness that might require immediate medical attention. The “Tempus IC” system allows cabin crew to gather vital information about a passenger’s health quickly and efficiently. The data covers a wide [...] The Health Authority Abu Dhabi (HAAD) is now connected to a new portal that will offer instant access to major incidents and crisis situations, including a medical outbreak, a car accident or even a sudden attack. HAAD is using a Geographical Information System (GIS) effective on Wednesday to help detect the exact location of a medical [...] |
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