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Medical staff demonstrating a ventilator in a hospital room.
13 January 2022

I.S.A.R. supports hospital in the Philippines

The German aid organisations BRH Bundesverband Rettungshunde (Hünxe) and I.S.A.R. Germany have handed over extensive medical equipment to the hospital in the Philippine municipality of Calubian. The project was financed with funds from the donation alliance "Aktion Deutschland hilft". The equipment is intended to further improve treatment options for Covid patients. The project also has a lasting effect, as the equipment handed over can also be used in the normal day-to-day... Read more: Article from 13.01.2022
Rescue team helps people get out of aircraft in wintry conditions.
9 January 2022

I.S.A.R. in action against corona in the Philippines

A team from the partner organisations BRH Bundesverband Rettungshunde and I.S.A.R. Germany left for the Philippine province of Leyte on Saturday. Over the next few days, extensive medical equipment will be handed over to the hospital in the municipality of Calubian. This includes beds, oxygen concentrators, an ozone steriliser and a closed and ventilated laboratory workstation for working with contaminated materials.... Read more: Article from 09.01.2022
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
ISAR Germany at HNPW in Geneva
14 February 2019

ISAR Germany at HNPW in Geneva

Last week, we took part in the "Humanitarian Networks and Partnership Week" (HNPW) in Geneva. Together with the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), we presented our drone project. Dr Steven Bayer explained the possibilities of using the data obtained during drone flights for worldwide operations in disaster situations. These are particularly useful for... Read more: Article from 14.02.2019