WHO declares mpox outbreak global health emergency of international concern
WHO PRESS RELEASE 14.08.2024 WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR). Dr Tedros’s declaration came on the […]
UrQuelle Water Filtration. Do you need water as part of a survival regime, or do you want naturally enriched spring water with all its life-enhancing goodness?
Survival or life enhancement? Let me just elaborate on that for a moment. When we’re travelling remotely and entirely dependent upon water collected from rivers, pools or questionable plumbed sources, common sense says we should filter out sediment and invisible impurities such as bacteria, viruses and other nasties, before we replenish our bottles or onboard […]
Nith Inshore Rescue chooses the INEOS Grenadier as their new Search and Rescue vehicle
Nith Inshore Rescue chooses the INEOS Grenadier 4×4 Utility Wagon as its new search and rescue vehicle. The British-designed 4X4 is engineered and built to deliver best-in-class off-road capability, durability and reliability, with a spacious and versatile cabin layout and modern comfort, refinement and technology. Nith Inshore Rescue, one of the busiest lifeboat stations in […]
Expect the unexpected, prepare for the worst
Accept it: Things. Go. Wrong. And when they do, they happen in the worst place and at the most inappropriate time.