From Tokyo to Singapore: A Mission of Care
During this holiday season, our Aeromedical & Marine team has been travelling across the world carrying out international repatriation missions, supporting patients and their families when they need it most.
One of these recent missions took us from Tokyo to Singapore, where we accompanied a patient with a neurological condition caused by a degenerative disease.
The mission began in Tokyo, where we collected the patient directly from the hospital. All medical arrangements had been carefully prepared in advance, ensuring a smooth and well-coordinated transfer from the originating hospital to the receiving facility in Singapore, where the medical team was already expecting her arrival.
Throughout the journey, the patient was continuously assisted by Cesar, our Chief Nurse, and Robert, a technician, who ensured her comfort and medical stability during the repatriation.
As the year came to an end, we found ourselves welcoming the New Year in a very special way: onboard the aircraft, flying over Vietnam. Together with the flight crew and our patient, we shared New Year wishes at 35,000 feet, a quiet but meaningful moment that reminded us why we do what we do.
Holiday missions are always particularly delicate. During the Christmas and New Year period, some services that usually operate smoothly throughout the year may be reduced or limited. Despite these challenges, our team successfully completed the mission and safely delivered our patient to her destination.
She was deeply happy to be back home, reunited with her family, the true purpose behind every repatriation we perform.
Although our patient kindly authorized us to share her story, and the memories we captured together in photos, as an aeromedical company, we always prioritize and protect patient privacy.
This journey also marked an important step for Aeromedical, as we will soon have a presence in Singapore. This mission allowed us to make our direct contact with the country and further strengthen our international network.
After a brief and well-deserved rest in Singapore, our Chief Nurse Cesar was already preparing for the next mission, this time from Singapore to Canada. But that is another story…
Wherever we are in the world, even during the holidays, our commitment remains the same: to care, to accompany, and to bring patients safely home. We all wish you a very happy new year 2026!
