From 24th to 25th March, the JOIN Working Group for PR, Marketing and Communication met in Berlin. Johanniter Germany hosted representatives from Austria, England, Switzerland, the JOIN Board and the JOIN Office at their premises.
From 22nd to 23rd March, representatives from Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Sweden and Switzerland were hosted by our German member in its office in Berlin.
On 23rd March, the JOIN Board came together in the German capital for a regular meeting. Participants were our Chairman, Mark Broughton (St John Ambulance), our Vice-Chairman Christian Velten-Jameson (Association des Œuvres de Saint-Jean), Christian Meyer-Landrut (Johanniter Germany) and Johannes Bucher (Johanniter Austria). Lidwien van der Reep (Johanniter Nederland) attended the meeting via zoom.
On 6th February 2023, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 hit Turkey and Syria, followed by numerous strong aftershocks, last with magnitude 6.3 on 20th February.
Current reports put the number of dead at more than 48,200 and the number of injured at more than 118,000 (as of 21st February).
From 3rd to 8th February, Arseni Loika from St John Ambulance travelled from England to Vienna to participated in the Volunteer Swap. Here is what he reports
In the last week of December, Johanniter in Allgäu welcomed six volunteers from Austria and one English volunteer who joined in the provision of first aid for the Ski Jump World Cup in Oberstdorf
Johanniter in Allgäu welcomed six volunteers from Austria and one English volunteer who joined in the provision of first aid for Ski Jump World Cup in Oberstdorf.
The MED1stMR consortium gathered in Zurich and, after one day of preparation, presented the last 18 months of internal consortium work to the EU project officer and two expert advisors.
From 14th to 21st November, Myurri Lohesan from St John Ambulance visited our Austrian member in Vienna. During her stay, she supported the teams of the Acute Care Service and Ambulance Services. Read about the experience of Myurri in her own words.
Vienna, Austria, 13th December 2022 The 4th General Assembly of MED1stMR marked the half-time of the European project