Translation of "translation of hélicoptère d'assistance médicale " (French → English) :

emergency medical service helicopter | EMS helicopter

30. Calls for a more structured approach to address key capability shortfalls at European level and in particular in the areas of key force enablers and force multipliers ­– such as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) assets, strategic air lift, helicopters, medical support, air-to-air refuelling and precision-guided munitions – in close cooperation and full complementarity with NATO; welcomes the initial results of pooling and sharing initiatives managed by the EDA but stresses that further progress in these and other areas is a necessity; deplores the fact that, although European armed forces have ...[+++] repeatedly faced the lack of such force enablers and force multipliers in CSDP and other operations, none of the identified capability gaps have yet been filled in a satisfactory way;

The European Commission’s Humanitarian Department, ECHO, which comes under the responsibility of Development Commissioner Louis Michel, is already directing €46.3 million to immediate humanitarian support to improve current conditions for the worst affected communities, including the provision of much-needed logistical capacity including helicopters transport, temporary shelter, medical assistance and water and sanitation.