The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is getting worse. The south is one big refugee camp, the north is completely devastated and threatened by a major famine. The fighting continues. Time and again, people suffer blast injuries or are buried
The Berlin-based humanitarian emergency response organization CADUS is sending a medical team to Gaza at the beginning of February. CADUS will thus be the first German Emergency Medical Team (EMT) in the Gaza Strip.
The first CADUS medical emergency response mission in the Gaza Strip is about to start. What will our team find on the ground? The images of the catastrophic humanitarian situation that we know from the media are backed up with
"Air alert all night - team is safe, everyone is fine!" was one of the most frequent sentences we read from our Team 2023 from Ukraine. This year was also almost completely overshadowed by the war there. Read more about
A motorized employee who has been active in Ukraine since the first hours of our mission has returned to us in Berlin. Without our vehicles, our medical emergency trips would be inconceivable. An occasion for us to pay tribute
Shortly after our first missions in Ukraine, the need for medical training in particular became obvious on the ground. In addition to the numerous medical novices from the population, who suddenly had to and wanted to treat injured people in times of war, specialists also asked for support in this also medically …
CADUS reports readiness to WHO: Following the brutal Hamas attack on Israel and the dramatic deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Gaza as a result of the Israeli counter-offensive, WHO has requested the operational readiness of humanitarian organizations through the Emergency Medical Team (EMT) mechanism. …
Target country/region: Ukraine (including Lviv, Kiev, Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Mykolaiv) Duration: since March 2022 In seven different courses, we provide further training in emergency medicine for laypersons and professionals in Ukraine, thus supporting the establishment and improvement of local rescue structures. So far, …
Target country/region: Ukraine Period: since February 2022 Our medical team is in Ukraine evacuating patients from endangered areas to safe hospitals in Western Ukraine or neighboring countries. We also support with the delivery of medical material.
Destination country/region: Northeast Syria, al-Hol Camp Period: March 2019 - June 2023 By setting up and financing an emergency call center (Operation Desk) together with our partner organization, the Kurdish Red Crescent, we were able to significantly improve coordination between medical facilities and with hospitals …
