From 27 to 29 January 2026, the consortium of the SHIELD project held its Kick-off Meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania. Led by the German Johanniter-Akademie Mitteldeutschland in Leipzig, SHIELD aims to strengthen the resilience, safety and participation of people with disabilities to emergency preparedness and disaster management.
The JOIN Board held its final meeting of the year online. Participants included our Chair, Christian Velten-Jameson (France), our Vice-Chair, Petra Grell-Kunzinger (Austria), Friederike Moser von Filseck (Germany), and Andrew Grech (Malta).
From 7–14 July, youth leaders and volunteers from the Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe Regional Association Weser-Ems spent a week on Malta for an inspiring international exchange with the St John Ambulance and Rescue Corps Malta.
The Johanniter-Akademie Mitteldeutschland is part of the European SimPRENA project. The project consortium has produced various materials for teachers and students of nursing and paramedic, available on an e-learning platform.
Following three successful tests in Austria and Belgium, the latest Laboratory Test in Germany concluded the first testing cycle of CBRNE safety technology developed within the TeamUP Project.
Around 3,000 Johanniter volunteers and professionals gathered in Erfurt for the nationwide ‘Tag der Johanniter’ (Johanniter Day)
The JOIN Board held its second meeting since the election at the AGM 2025. Participants were Chair Christian Velten-Jameson (France), Vice-Chair Petra Grell-Kunzinger (Austria), Friederike Moser von Filseck (Germany) and Andrew Grech (Malta).
From 17th to 19th September 2025, the first of a total of 14 planned Laboratory Tests took place at the Johanniter Center Nord in Vienna-Floridsdorf.
Johanniter Austria hosted the third face-to-face meeting of PROBANT in the city of the Habsburg. Our medical and educational experts met two full days and continued to work on developing First Aid material for 8-12 years old.
From Thursday, August 21 to Sunday, August 24, 2025, Johanniter Austria once again ensured medical safety at the traditional Neustifter Kirtag in Vienna. Their teams were supported by three German volunteers who joined their colleagues for a week.