This week, a group of delegates with the Canadian Red Cross Emergency Response Unit (ERU) took part in a training exercise. CTV was there to capture a portion of the training and interview a few of the participants. It’s a great inside look at how th...
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The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. MYANMAR: The recent news of Cyclone Mahasen marked the beginning of the 2013 Monsoon season in Myanmar. The storm threatened to sweep acros...
Photo Credit: IFRC.orgCommunities near Lake Victoria in Tanzania rely on the lake for food, jobs, and enjoyment. Unfortunately, the water also comes with a certain element of danger including the potential for drownings and crocodile attacks. The loc...
The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. CHINA: The province of Sichuan in south-western China hit the headlines in April with a magnitude 7 earthquake, which killed nearly 200 peo...
Happy World Red Cross Day! May 8 was chosen as World Red Cross Day to honour the birthday of Henry Dunant, the Swiss founder of the Red Cross. Today the Canadian Red Cross honours World Red Cross Day by celebrating 150 years of humanitarian a...
The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. BANGLADESH: Bangladesh Red Crescent staff and volunteers have been supporting relief efforts at the Rana Plaza factory complex since its co...
The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa has one of the highest rates of TB in the world; 389,000 people contract the disease each year. TB is treatable,...
Many people around the world today are marking World Health Day. World Health Day was celebrated on Sunday, April 7 to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization, the UN’s health agency. Health services are one of the c...