International SOS
While working at the French Embassy in Jakarta in the early 1980s, Pascal Rey-Herme, a French doctor, became aware of the need to deliver international standards of healthcare to the wider expatriate community and to international organizations in the region.
Together with his childhood friend Arnaud Vaissié, who had been in the United States managing a subsidiary of a large German financial group, they set up a business to provide international standards of medical care and emergency medical assistance in Southeast Asia.
This company, AEA International, was founded in 1985.
Starting with just 15 staff, AEA International grew rapidly from its base in Singapore and Indonesia into a pan-Asian corporation, creating operating companies in Hong Kong, Australia, Japan and mainland China.
In the early nineties, AEA International opened a series of new alarm centers and began to provide medical and security information online and manage travel data.
In 1998, AEA International acquired International SOS, and the company was renamed International SOS.
Presently, International SOS employees working in over 70 countries help member organizations manage the health and security risks facing their travelers and expatriates.
The Story of International SOS
International SOS asked us to produce a video that explains the worldwide reach of their services and the human touch that separates them from their competitors.
International SOS-Case Study
International SOS is a company that through its worldwide network of alarm centers, clinics, health and logistics providers, offers preventative advice and emergency assistance to its traveling clients during critical illnesses, accidents or civil unrest globally. They have 7,000 employees working in 70 countries who work in partnership with businesses,governments and non-governmental organizations and offer international standards of medical care. This HegedusWorld produced video documents one individual’s case.
International SOS-Ireland
International SOS has a worldwide network of alarm center,clinics,health and logistics providers that offers assistance during illness ,accidents,or civil unrest. In this case study while at a conference a nurse from the University of Pennsylvania suffers a brain hemorrhage in Dublin Ireland. International SOS rushed to her assistance and gave her the care she needed.