Ship "Pope Francis" Will Operate as a Hospital and Benefit Communities in the Amazon

Ship “Pope Francis” Will Operate as a Hospital and Benefit Communities in the Amazon

Written by Paulo Nogueira

Published on 10/06/2019 at 01:00

Updated on 08/06/2019 at 16:42

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The Vessel ‘Papa Francisco’ Built by the Inace Shipyard, a Bold Project for Charity, Set Sail This Friday, the 7th, for Its Destination, the Riversider Population of the Amazon

A vessel built in Ceará will serve as a means to bring health services and medical assistance to more isolated places, accessible by river routes in the Amazon region. The Hospital Ship Papa Francisco was built by the Inace Naval Shipyard and departed from Iracema Beach, Fortaleza, heading to Belém, Pará.

The hospital vessel was commissioned by the Fraternity of Saint Francis of Assisi in the Providence of God, which conceived the project when Pope Francis visited a hospital in Rio de Janeiro during the World Youth Day in 2013.

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Ship “Pope Francis” Will Operate as a Hospital and Benefit Communities in the Amazon

The Vessel ‘Papa Francisco’ Built by the Inace Shipyard, a Bold Project for Charity, Set Sail This Friday, the 7th, for Its Destination, the Riversider Population of the Amazon

Mother and daughter build a 70 m² house with more than 8,000 discarded glass bottles and impress with their creativity; known as the Casa de Sal, the property is located on Itamaracá Island, in Pernambuco.

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China transforms desert-devastated area into the world’s largest artificial forest, planting trees for 60 years, blocking sand that reached Beijing, and creating a “green lung” of 92,000 hectares in a region once considered lost.

He transformed an abandoned plastic water tank into an underground house in the “hobbit hole” style, using only repurposed pallet wood, without heavy machinery or expensive labor.

The river that “dies” in the desert never reaches the sea and yet gives life to one of Africa’s largest natural refuges in a truly impressive way.

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Brazil refuses to support the G7 text on critical minerals and rare earths, enters the heavy game of strategic inputs, and tries to escape the old trap of exporting raw wealth while rich countries keep the most profitable part.

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Florida takes TikTok to court and accuses the Chinese giant ByteDance of ignoring the law that bars minors under 14, while parents and authorities demand more protection for children on social networks.

Far beyond simple shocks: scientists highlight how electric fish from the Amazon use complex bioelectric mechanisms to generate up to 860 volts, a natural evolutionary innovation that ensures an absolute advantage in dark and challenging ecosystems.

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Ship “Pope Francis” Will Operate as a Hospital and Benefit Communities in the Amazon

The Vessel ‘Papa Francisco’ Built by the Inace Shipyard, a Bold Project for Charity, Set Sail This Friday, the 7th, for Its Destination, the Riversider Population of the Amazon

Mother and daughter build a 70 m² house with more than 8,000 discarded glass bottles and impress with their creativity; known as the Casa de Sal, the property is located on Itamaracá Island, in Pernambuco.

Workers were opening a new road connection near the Marginal Tietê when they found, in the underground of the construction site, remnants of locomotives, wagons, and boilers from the 19th century linked to the forgotten history of Lapa.

Instead of burning or burying old tires, an American city is transforming about 2,000 of them into the street itself, paving its first sections with a quieter and more durable rubber asphalt.

China transforms desert-devastated area into the world’s largest artificial forest, planting trees for 60 years, blocking sand that reached Beijing, and creating a “green lung” of 92,000 hectares in a region once considered lost.

He transformed an abandoned plastic water tank into an underground house in the “hobbit hole” style, using only repurposed pallet wood, without heavy machinery or expensive labor.

The river that “dies” in the desert never reaches the sea and yet gives life to one of Africa’s largest natural refuges in a truly impressive way.

Greek island offers free housing for volunteers, but there’s a condition: you need to take care of rescued cats.

Government announces R$ 370 million for those who preserve the forest and an unprecedented initiative places traditional Amazonian communities at the center of conserving a vast area.

A family from Martins, in the interior of RN, planted seeds in their backyard that no one remembered where they came from and harvested a green and yellow fruit resembling the Brazilian flag; the nickname “World Cup pumpkin” caught on before they discovered what had actually grown there.

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Single wives in the “Little Italy” of Africa live decades without their husbands and support entire families after frustrated promises of migration to Europe.

Brazil refuses to support the G7 text on critical minerals and rare earths, enters the heavy game of strategic inputs, and tries to escape the old trap of exporting raw wealth while rich countries keep the most profitable part.

Technicians and engineers are called for selection processes today.

Florida takes TikTok to court and accuses the Chinese giant ByteDance of ignoring the law that bars minors under 14, while parents and authorities demand more protection for children on social networks.

Far beyond simple shocks: scientists highlight how electric fish from the Amazon use complex bioelectric mechanisms to generate up to 860 volts, a natural evolutionary innovation that ensures an absolute advantage in dark and challenging ecosystems.

Drivers with licenses nearing expiration received an unexpected reprieve on the calendar, but the Contran extension only applies to those within specific dates.