For many organizations, Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) is part of the preparations for humanitarian missions in war and crisis zones. In this interview with our training team, you’ll learn how these trainings are conducted at CADUS, what participants learn, and what HEAT can actually achieve.
There’s almost no place nor community on earth too remote for our colleague and general practitioner Dr. Hareen De Silva BEM: From being the only doctor on a remote island, working on engaging and providing healthcare within marginalised communities to now leading the health department at CADUS. In this interview, Hareen shares what impassions him and which goals he has for humanitarian work.
The healthcare system in Germany is not in the best shape. But health isn't the only reason we should advocate for it.
We are ready to launch our Venezuela response to support medical care in the wake of the devastating earthquake. Here is an update.
As a result of climate change, extreme weather events and flooding will increase worldwide. As part of our Climate Emergency Responder program, four CADUS volunteers therefore participated in a training course for instructors in current rescue. Sanne and Laura share their experiences with whitewater here.
When people think of humanitarian emergency aid, they usually picture doctors saving lives in makeshift tents. But the reality of today’s crisis response missions involves more than that. It consists largely of logistics, infrastructure, and—increasingly—cybersecurity. Our colleague Dr. Corinna Schäfer
The people of Ukraine are under constant threat of the drone and missile attacks from the Russian military. Residential areas and civilian infrastructure are repeatedly targeted, and there are regular reports of deaths and injuries. Our teams, too, must deal with this danger. In the following brief excerpts, one of our staff members describes her experiences over the past few days.
Mit einer DIY-Lösung bringen wir ein Stück Realität aus dem humanitären Einsatz im Kriegsgebiet auf die internationale Fachmesse. Warum das nötig ist erläutert unser Geschäftsführer Sebastian Jünemann in diesem Beitrag.
While the outbreak and spread of the hantavirus on a cruise ship is causing quite a stir and some are already worried about a coronavirus pandemic 2.0, outbreaks of infectious diseases elsewhere are going largely unnoticed.
Initial measures to get the emergency room at Al-Tamayoz Hospital in Khartoum back into operation will significantly improve emergency care in the city of millions.
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