Red Cross Stories : emergencies-and-disasters-worldwide 6

First two Ebola survivors discharged from Red Cross treatment centre in Sierra Leone

October 02, 2014 - “I don’t know why I survived when others didn’t,” says the first person to have survived Ebola after treatment at the newly built IFRC Ebola treatment centre in Kenema, Sierra Leone. After two negative blood tests, 37-year-old man is free to head home.

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Ebola virus outbreak: The four pillars of Red Cross intervention

August 27, 2014 - Meet a Canadian working with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to educate local populations on the Ebola virus, contain the outbreak, trace Ebola cases, and provide psychosocial support to locals affected as well as volunteers and health staff trying to save lives. 
 

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Red Cross providing vital help to the people of Gaza and Israel

August 01, 2014 - The humanitarian consequences of the ongoing conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestine Territories continue to impact the lives of millions. The situation in the densely populated Gaza Strip is particularly dire.

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Red Cross working to combat Ebola outbreak in West Africa

July 22, 2014 - A fast-spreading outbreak of Ebola is affecting several countries in West Africa. Ebola is a highly contagious virus that causes severe haemorrhaging. To date, no treatment or vaccine is available for the disease, which kills between 25 – 90 per cent of victims, depending on the strain of the virus.

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Canadian aid workers deploy to Chile to support psychosocial needs after major earthquake

May 26, 2014 - Following the 8.2 magnitude earthquake in Chile on April 1, 2014, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies mobilized its Regional Response Unit (RRU) for the first time.  Bringing together expertise from Red Cross National Societies, including the Canadian Red Cross, the unit provided support for the emotional and psychological needs of those affected and helps build the capacity of Chilean Red Cross volunteers so they can continue to provide psychosocial support to communities in the future.

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Red Cross supports response in Serbia and Bosnia during catastrophic floods

May 21, 2014 -

The Canadian Red Cross is now accepting donations to help those affected by the worst flooding in more than a century in Serbia and Bosnia. To date, tens of thousands have been evacuated from their homes and thousands are still waiting to be rescued.
 

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By the numbers: The Red Cross response to the crisis in Syria [video]

March 26, 2014 - As the numbers demonstrate, the scale of the crisis in Syria continues to grow and so does the response of the Red Cross. The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) has spent the past three years responding to the humanitarian needs of millions within Syria and National Societies in neighbouring countries are providing help to families fleeing the crisis-hit areas.

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Red Cross responds to civil unrest in Ukraine

March 20, 2014 - Red Cross has recruited and trained new volunteers, distributed materials about emblem use and protection and the Red Cross Movement’s Fundamental Principles through leaflets and mass media, liaised with hospitals and ambulance service and met frequently with authorities and law enforcement agencies. 

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Japan: Three years later

March 11, 2014 - On March 11, 2011, a triple disaster including an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear plant meltdown struck part of eastern Japan, leaving thousands of lives forever changed. Today, with the support of the Red Cross, there is clear progress towards recovery in many communities. 

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