Category: General

Doctor examines little girl in her mother's arms during medical assistance.
2 January 2022

I.S.A.R. looks back on an eventful year

I.S.A.R. Germany looks back on a challenging 2021 with two major assignments. In July, our experts were out and about in the Ahr valley. While some of the I.S.A.R. rescue dogs supported the search for missing persons together with service dogs from the local police, our rescue team was active in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia. Using heavy equipment and a lot of manual labour, they rescued... Read more: Article from 02.01.2022
Black operating table with adjustable parts in a sterile hospital room.
15 November 2021

Philippusstift donates operating table

It was a personal experience that made Dr Thomas Rolfs a team member at I.S.A.R. Germany. The example of his host father during his student days, a South African orthopaedic surgeon who repeatedly treated patients in his home country free of charge, had a lasting impact on him. Giving back something of what he himself has received has been a matter close to his heart ever since.... Read more: Article from 15.11.2021
Large group of rescue workers pose for a team photo in the modern building.
7 October 2021

I.S.A.R. with the President of the NRW State Parliament

André Kuper, President of the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia, has thanked helpers from ISAR Germany and the BRH Federal Association of Rescue Dogs for their voluntary work. Referring to the missions following the flood disaster in Germany and the severe earthquake in Haiti, he said at a reception in the state parliament in Düsseldorf: "The plight of the people in the disaster areas in Haiti and... Read more: Article from 07.10.2021
ISAR rescue team gathers at the airport before the Haiti mission.
2 September 2021

Over 800 patients treated - mission in Haiti completed

The medical team from I.S.A.R. Germany and the Humanitarian Aid department of the BRH Federal Association of Rescue Dogs treated over 800 patients following the severe earthquake in Haiti. "The mission on the island of Les Cayemites was a great success," said the team's medical director Henri Paletta after the team's return on Thursday morning at Cologne/Bonn Airport.... Read more: Article from 02.09.2021
Suit wearers and ISAR helpers pose with honours in front of flags.
25 August 2021

Haiti's ambassador thanks I.S.A.R. Germany and BRH

The Haitian Ambassador to Germany Frantz Bataille has recognised the commitment of the medical team from I.S.A.R. Germany and BRH Bundesverband Rettungshund following the severe earthquake in his home country. "I would like to thank the team from the bottom of my heart on behalf of the Republic," said Bataille at a meeting with I.S.A.R. office manager Peter Janssen. "The rapid response of the Emergency... Read more: Article from 25.08.2021