Emergency

The Lunar New Year is a very busy time of the year for health professionals in Vietnam, the ones taking place in Sydney are invariably mentioned and New South Wales Ambulance's paramedics don't have a minute to spare to enjoy the festivities.

The roads of Thailand are considered to be among the deadliest on the planet, and with such a high number of victims, the paramedics of the city of Bangkok are on the alert.

Allahabad is home of the biggest religious gathering in the world; this causes challenges in terms of health care; more than 1,000 medical volunteers oversee the Procession of the Black Nazarene in the Philippines.

Osaka has more than 19 million inhabitants with a rising number of emergency calls due to the ageing population; Mexico City is home to 20 million inhabitants, same problem.

Israel's ambulance service Magen David Adom responds to medical emergencies that arise during Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmao; on July 21, Belgians cause an upsurge in medical emergencies.