The European Commission will provide more than 106 million euros to Portugal and seven other countries to develop and improve medical support for the population in the event of natural or man-made disasters, it was announced on Monday.
The aim of the Commission is to create emergency medical teams to assist the medical services that already exist in Portugal, Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Romania, Italy and Turkey, in the event of critical situations that affect the capabilities of each of them. limit. countries.
These teams will include diagnostic and surgical services.
“In addition, 17 specialized teams will provide intensive care, burn management, patient transportation, advanced diagnostics, maternal and child support, rehabilitation, mental health support, orthopedic care, laboratories, oxygen supply and telecommunications support,” according to the information released. Brussels.
The “RescEU”, as the European Commission has called it, will gradually become operational from 2024 and aims to respond comprehensively and more effectively to a range of scenarios that are too complex for the health systems of these eight countries.
Teams will have autonomy to operate, but they will also be able to support national health services and their structures.
On February 6, an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale and subsequent aftershocks measuring 7.6 devastated southern Turkey and northern Syria and resulted in thousands of casualties in both countries, including more than 50,000 deaths.
Also in Germany, increased rainfall in some periods of the last few years has led to huge floods that have devastated some areas.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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