Prepping for a Natural Disaster or Emergency: Food and Water Storage
When a disaster occurs, people scramble to get the basics to survive. Having a safety net will give you peace of mind and will also make you more prepared.
Ebola Outbreak Response Leads to WHO Reforms
The most deadly Ebola outbreak in history has killed more than 8,600 people, most of them in West Africa. It also exposed severe cracks in global response.
BLU-MED Mobile Hospital Deployable In Kenya by AmeriCares
BLU-MED mobile field hospital was recently set up by AmeriCares in Kenya at the Kambioos Refugee Camp & will provide surgical & recovery capability.
BLU-MED Medical Facility Set Up In Utah To Test Preparedness
Learn about Utah’s BLU-MED medical facilities that are part of a state-wide emergency preparedness plan in Uintah Basin.
BLU-MED Field Hospital: Keesler AFB Exercise Tests Medical Response To Anthrax Attack
The US Air Force 81st Medical Group Training Wing held an emergency response exercise to demonstrated the ability to establish and operate a field facility.
30,000 Syrians Treated In BLU-MED Field Hospital
In the five months since it opened, the UAE’s mobile field hospital in Mafraq on Jordan’s border with Syria has treated more than 30,000 patients.
BLU-MED Responds To Help Superstorm Sandy Victims
Suffolk County Fire & Emergency Services rapidly put their BLU-MED medical facilities into action following the devastation of Storm Sandy.
Indonesian President, Australian PM Tour BLU-MED Mobile Hospital
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard toured Royal Darwin Hospital’s mobile facility during a summit.
BLU-MED 50-Bed Hospital Deployed for CAL EMSA Disaster Medical Response Exercise
California Emergency Management Agency’s BLU-MED mobile field hospital was deployed to test the agency’s readiness and response to a disaster.
BLU-MED Mobile Clinics Deployed in Tanzania
Center for Disease Control in Tanzania recently deployed a mobile clinic for use at Tanzania National World’s AIDS Day activities in Shinyanga.
Napolitano and Nixon Tour St. John’s Mercy Field Hospital in Joplin
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Missouri Governor Jay Nixon toured St. John’s Mercy field hospital in Joplin.
Missouri DMAT Mobilizes BLU-MED Hospital to Joplin
BLU-MED portable facilities were transported to Joplin from the town of Branson within 4 hours, and were erected and fully operational in less than 15.