Watch, Listen & Learn: The Hospital Preparedness Program. Do we need volunteer Fire\EMS stations in our urban and rural communities.

The push for volunteer fire\ems stations in OUR RURAL and URBAN communities.  For our future leaders and our communities.

Can the hospital and healthcare system handle the full load during a mass casualty exercise, or real-world event.  When we should begin to reduce the load on the system for more serious injuries, and services.  We have to begin to help ourselves in our communities.

CPR, basic first-aid & buddy care, and volunteer Fire\EMS stations are a start.

Charles D. Sharp.  CEO Black Emergency Managers Association.

Watch, Listen & Learn:  The Hospital Preparedness Program The Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) is helping health care organizations prepare for disasters in communities across the country. HPP is the only federal program that brings competitive health care entities together to enhance coordination for emergency preparedness and improve health care continuity during disasters. Find out how HPP helps save lives during emergencies. Learn More >>

2017. Haiti. UN OCHA Situation Report No. 33

25 January 2017 OCHA Haiti Hurricane Matthew - Situation Report No. 33 Dear partners, Kindly click here to view OCHA: Hurricane Matthew Situation Report No. 33 as of 25 January 2017. Situation Report Main Points Humanitarian interventions are taking places in hard-to-reach areas in line with a plan to access remote locations using various means of transportation. The recently released Real Time Evaluation (RTE) report of the international response to Hurricane Matthew recommends adjustment to the ongoing humanitarian response alongside with measures to strengthen resilience and disaster risk management in Haiti and long-term changes concerning the humanitarian system. An increasing number of bloody diarrhea cases have been reported in Sud and Grand’Anse regions raising concern among Health actors. The MSSP with the support of its partners notably PAHO/WHO are investigating cases.  Best regards, OCHA