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The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.
John Best is no stranger to aid work. In fact, the North Bay resident has been deploying on missions with the Canadian Red Cross since 2005, so when the call came to help in Sierra Leone, one of the countries most affected by the Ebola outbreak, John knew what he had to do.
Nikola Latinovic is one of the latest Canadian Red Cross aid workers to deploy to Sierra Leone. Once there, he will be playing an important role in working to contain the Ebola outbreak.
After spending more than two years in South Sudan, Canadian Red Cross worker Pamela Riley brings home her many experiences and memories, as well as a sense of achievement in successfully building projects and relationships, including having a baby named after her.
Dr. Danielle Perreault is a physician from Montreal. She has returned home after a completing a four-week mission to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone. We wanted to share some of her impressions from her time working at the Red Cross Ebola treatment centre in Kenema.
The Canadian Red Cross responds to thousands of calls for help every year and most of the people who respond are volunteers, some of whom are newcomers to Canada. These trained volunteers are ready and willing to assist people affected by a disaster whether it's in the middle of the night or as a result of a weather-related emergency.