NewsThe Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) hereby announce a jointly funded call on the research theme of the global fight against communicable diseases by developing the capacity in the handling and prevention of these. Approximately 20 million SEK will be available in the first year.

NewsAnother C-17 aircraft bound for Haiti and Port-au-Prince is expected to depart from Örebro Airport on Sunday evening containing a 40 tonne cargo and 4 passengers.

NewsThe base camp that the Swedish team is setting up in Port-au-Prince is starting to take shape. Yesterday, 24th January, the cooks were able to prepare a meal for the first time. The temporary tents the team lived in earlier will be converted into a field hospital and other work stations.