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Photo Tuesday: Health in Haiti

The Canadian Red Cross has partnered with three organizations to reconstruct and strengthen Haiti’s health infrastructures that were badly damaged in the earthquake. This five-year program aims to maximize positive, long-term health outcomes for Haitians by improving access to quality health services for mothers, newborns and children, and by strengthening community resilience in terms of community care and first aid.

Flooding in Western Canada

Last week in celebration of National Volunteer Week we talked a lot on this blog about our volunteers from across Canada.  This week, we’re turning our attention to a team of volunteers in Western Canada who are ramping up for what could be among the...

Missing Lives event

*Guest blog by Katie Kallio, Public Affairs Advisor with the Canadian Red Cross * When you walk through the Missing Lives exhibit currently showcased at the Canadian War Museum – you cannot help but look at the faces in the photographs and see you...

The Red Cross Round-up

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.LIBERIA: Because of their proximity to markets and heath facilities, 16 villages in Liberia have been selected by the government in Nimba Count...

Celebrating ordinary people doing extraordinary things

This week we honour National Volunteer Week, a time for all of us at the Canadian Red Cross to thank our dedicated volunteers from coast to coast who donate their time and talents to improve the lives of vulnerable people in Canada.  Over the cour...

Water Safety Instructor swims for Japan earthquake relief

*Guest blog by Water Safety Instructor Lauren Pullen I've been involved in aquatics since my first trip to the pool with my parents at two months old. I progressed through Red Cross swimming lessons and began working in aquatics in 2003, as a life...

The Red Cross Round-up

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our Sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.CHAD: Since March 18, the southern part of Chad has been the scene of a meningococcal meningitis outbreak, a bacterial form of meningitis that ...

Photo Tuesday: Japanese Red Cross response

This week’s photo comes from the Japanese Red Cross who has been providing relief supplies to those affected by last month’s devastating earthquake and tsunami.  To date, the Japanese Red Cross has distributed relief supplies, such as blankets, jer...

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