In late June, the control room of AMREF Flying Doctors (AFD) received a distress call from a US-based assistance company asking for help in a medical assistance case at Mara…
In a remote corner of Italy, far from the bustling tourist hubs, a client suffered a painful foot injury that needed immediate attention. That was when she decided to reach…
Fiona Greenwood recounts a recent mission to transfer mortal remains from an island in the Indian Ocean to the US – stopping for an autopsy along the way.
Case Study: Cranial neurosurgery in Bogota, Colombia
The combination of complex, frightening pathology and challenging overseas locations can place unusually difficult demands on any international retrieval and transfer team. From both operational and medical perspectives, a recent…