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CADUS annual review 2023

"Air alert all night - team is safe, everyone is fine!" was one of the most frequent sentences we read from our Team 2023 from Ukraine. This year was also almost completely overshadowed by the war there. Read more about this and what else was going on with us in 2023 in our review of the year.

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by Jonas Grünwald

A group photo in a building. Several graduates of a course are standing and sitting in two rows, happily holding their certificates. Two course instructors stand in the middle of the women.

Each one teach one - medical trainings in Ukraine

Shortly after our first missions in Ukraine, the need for medical training in particular became obvious on the ground. In addition to the numerous medical novices from the population, who suddenly had to and wanted to treat injured people in times of war, specialists also asked for support in this also medically challenging situation. With eight courses and over 1500 participants:inside in over 11 cities in Ukraine, we have been able to establish a professional training program.

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by Jonas Grünwald

Escalation Israel - Gaza*

CADUS reports readiness to WHO: Following the brutal Hamas attack on Israel and the dramatic deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Gaza as a result of the Israeli counter-offensive, WHO has requested the operational readiness of humanitarian organizations through the Emergency Medical Team (EMT) mechanism. CADUS has responded positively to this request.

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by Corinna Schäfer

A man in a blue medical coat treats the arm of a fully veiled woman while two small children stand in front of them.

Humanity at one of the toughest places in the world

On June 30, 2023, the time has come: CADUS will leave Camp Al Hol, where we have built up a field hospital and supported the camp's internal rescue control center, forever. But we know that the Field Hospital will be in good hands: our staff members on the ground have founded their own organization and will take over the management. It's time to look back on four challenging years in Northeast Syria, during which we have struggled a lot, but also learned a lot.

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by Corinna Schäfer

Two women sit across from each other on hospital beds. One woman wears a headscarf, jeans and a leather jacket and holds a patient form in her hand. The other wears a nikab.

Big changes are on the horizon at CADUS in 2023

The year 2022 was full of ups and downs - in the world, and also for us. The events have changed both us personally and CADUS. We want to tell you about this intense time and its consequences for our organization here. As one of the most profound changes, we will completely withdraw from the Middle East region.

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by Corinna Schäfer

Workshop at al-Hol

Despite the state of emergency in large parts of northern Syria due to the earthquake, our work in Camp Al Hol continues.

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by Jonas Grünwald

Trucks and vans standing on a dusty parking lot.

Earthquake response in Syria: Stand your ground!

The Kurdish Red Crescent is providing life-saving aid - and is repeatedly obstructed in doing so.

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by Corinna Schäfer

A man lies injured on a stretcher while a second person holds his arm and another person in a white coat stands at his stretcher.

Heavy earthquake in the north of Syria and Turkey: CADUS supports the Emergency Response of the Kurdish Red Crescent.

In the early morning hours, a severe earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 M shook the region in the border area between Syria and Turkey. Further strong quakes followed in the course of the day. By the afternoon, more than 2,000 people had already been counted dead, and tens of thousands more have been directly affected by the disaster. CADUS supports the Emergency Response of the Kurdish Red Crescent with medicine and vital non-food items.

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by Corinna Schäfer

An airplane at the airport with four people in the front. Two of them carrying a patient stretcher.

Vinnytsia to Dresden: a little boy's unexpected journey

For most of us war is something abstract, something that happens to other people far away from us. But the people in Ukraine are affected by the horribles of war everyday.
Our emergency doctor Mike tells a personal story about a ukrainian boy named R. who was injured from a rocket and who hopefully has the most horrible effects behind him.

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Michail Liontiris

A team of medical workers from CADUS between two ambulances.

About the search for the right way

First we hoped: it won't start. Then we thought: maybe it won't take long. Now the hundredth day of Russia's war of aggression on Ukraine has passed, and there is no end in sight.

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by Corinna Schäfer