Ana Jorge, National President of the Portuguese Red Cross, has challenged the Regional Government by asking them to implement a teleassistance service for the elderly.
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Yesterday on Rua 5 de Octubro, three people were involved in an incident which ended with two people being stabbed.
A landslide in Caminho da Ribeira da Ponte, in the Vitória area, in Câmara de Lobos, left one person completely buried, and two others partially buried in their home yesterday afternoon.
Two tourists, in their 40's, on a fun night out had to be rescued by the Portuguese Red Cross (CVP) last night/early this morning.
The Portuguese Red Cross (CVP) were called out to an incident on Avenida Sá Carneiro, in Funchal, at dawn on Sunday, to provide assistance to two foreign citizens.
A 20-year-old girl had to be rescued by the Portuguese Red Cross (CVP), after being stabbed in the Old Town of Funchal this week.
This evening a man accompanied by his girlfriend was attacked while walking along Avenida do Mar, near Rua das Fontes.
Last weekend, a week ahead of the Madeira Wine Rally, a well known Portuguese rally driver was involved in an incident with two motorcyclists.
A foreign citizen spent an hour inside a Portuguese Red Cross (CVP) ambulance before being seen by Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital, A & E triage nurses. Responding to this, a hospital source contacted local newspaper, JM, confirming that all additional tourist emergency pandemic protocols were observed.
This afternoon, a 49-year-old man was rescued by the Instituto de Socorros Náufragos (ISN).
Today, the 19th of January, one hundred firefighters from different municipal fire departments and members of the Portuguese Red Cross (CVP), who are responsible for transporting either positive or suspected Covid cases were called forward to receive their first Pfizer vaccination.
A 50-year-old man was seriously injured yesterday afternoon (03.01) after being attacked by a young man Rua Fernão Ornelas, Funchal. The beating resulted in a fractured nose and lacerations to the face. According to a hospital source, the man was assisted by a Portuguese Red Cross team and admitted to the…
A man under the effect of 'bloom' had to be immobilised by Public Security Police (PSP) officers this morning after causing a disturbance at a housing complex in Funchal.
The Portuguese Red Cross (CVP) and the Public Security Police (PSP) were called to assist a man suffering psychological problems in São Martinho over the weekend.
The Portuguese Red Cross (CVP) were called out to a hotel in Funchal over the weekend, after a 41-year-old male UK citizen, slashed his wrists while waiting for his Covid test results. The injuries were so severe, that he bled into several towels as he attempted to stop the bleeding, as the unknown weapon used sliced into the radial artery.