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Derechos Humanos y Desastres

Derechos Humanos y Desastres

CDS EMS worker  Carlos Fuentes attended a workshop entitled “Central American Conference on Human Rights in Disaster Management“. Other EMS agencies were in attendance with their representatives from the Red Cross, Green Cross, and the…

Medicos Mundi Andalucia

Formando Formadores

Dr. Antonio Guiote Torres and nurse Luis Albendin García from Andaluz, Spain held a training conference on April 23rd at the Central Base. The course was for Comando instructors under the project titled, “Strengthening Communities…

Oxfam: Reportaje de Comandos

Oxfam: Reportaje de Comandos

This last March 15th, Oxfam published a blog entry on our work during the past November floods. Comandos Disaster Response Comitee trained various Salvadorans in their local communities in Disaster response leadership.  Paula Deperla was…

Dr. Spitnale colabora con Comandos

Vacation at Comandos

North American Doctor Brett Spitnale MD, spent the last fifteen days of his vacation working with CDS. During his stay he offered training to staff, went on health brigades to outlying communities affected by last…

Jornada Médica La Paz

La Paz Health Brigade

Recently, Comandos de Salvamento and other NGOs, did a medical brigade visit to Cantón El Carmen, Department of La Paz. Over 250 people, children and elderly adults received free medical consultation and medicine. These people…

Fuerza Aerea y  Comandos de Salvamento

Salvadoran Airforce Salutes CDS

The Salvadoran Airforce (FAES) offered a tribute of recognition to Comandos de Salvamento for their work together during the Tropical Storm Ida. Air Force Major Colonel P:A: DEM. gave Comandos a diploma and plaque with…

Haiti Earthquake

Haiti Earthquake

An eartquake hit Haiti this last Tuesday at around 5pm.  “I believe it is a catastrophe of great proportions”, reports the U.S. ambassador Alcide Raymond Joseph to CNN. The epicenter was 10km south east of…

Reconocimiento Laboral

Comandos Receive Awards and Recognition

The governing board of CDS realized an act of recognition to EMS workers and volunteers for their labor and spirit of volunteerism during emergencies caused by Tropical Storm Ida. The Comandos recieved a Diploma of…

When All Salvadorans are “Comandos”

When All Salvadorans are “Comandos”

Salvadorans recovering a body in Guadalupe. CDS presents direct testimony from a resident of Guadlupe, Verapaz named Josué Ricardo Dimas. Jose is a graphic design student who grabbed his small canon digital camera the morning…

cuzinterview

Disaster Mental Health

On November 20 2009, AGARESO interviewed Executive Director Roberto Cruz about the mental health symptoms of the population of Guadalupe and Verapaz after mudslides decimated many homes and businesses.  He speaks of two suicides as…

Manuel y Hijo

Solidarity Inherited

Thirteen year old Alcides Altimirano and fourteen year old Luis Juarez are Volunteer Comandos whose physical abilities and EMS knowledge were put to the test during this last natural disaster that was caused by flooding…

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