At the request of Polistena municipal council, as of Friday, 27 November, EMERGENCY will be running a rapid swab service for the most vulnerable people in the area and those most at risk from the virus.
“We’re starting our work in Calabria at Crotone hospital, but we’re ready for other projects too.”
At EMERGENCY, we knew that we couldn’t stop this year. We did everything we could to make sure we continued providing our medical care, even starting new projects so that we could be there for the most vulnerable people during this pandemic.
I have never been in a warzone but this felt like one.
The Pact on Migration and Asylum has disappointed our hopes for a sharp change in direction by the European Commission.
We must unite to defeat all these crises, in the name of a better world for all based in the principle of equality.
That’s the side we will always be on, and we will keep going back out to sea to defend anyone fleeing war or poverty.’
We are waiting to know when and how they can disembark.
