Posted November 27, 2013 by Global Administrator
The Canadian Red Cross field hospital has delivered more than 50 babies and performed 24 surgeries, including several caesarian sections, since it opened last week. Pictured above, Mark Joseph Nuez, 21, visits with his wife Phoebe, also 21, and h...
Posted November 26, 2013 by Global Administrator
You’ve surely heard of Black Friday and maybe even Cyber Monday, days when retailers attract shoppers with deals and discounts ahead of the holidays. But what if we could harness that same kind of enthusiasm for charitable giving? That’s exactly the ...
Posted November 25, 2013 by Global Administrator
The Canadian Red Cross Emergency Response Unit (ERU) in Ormoc, Philippines opened to treat its first patients last week. The field hospital has been set up in front of the local hospital which suffered extensive damage as a result of the typhoon ...
Posted November 21, 2013 by Global Administrator
Today in Ormoc, Philippines, a Canadian Red Cross medical team began treating their first patients at the newly opened field hospital. This field hospital, also known as an Emergency Response Unit (ERU), is ready to provide care for those in the t...
Posted November 19, 2013 by Global Administrator
Tamara Bournival is among the delegates currently deployed in the Philippines to support the Canadian Red Cross Emergency Response Unit (ERU) field hospital. Tamara is the perfect person to have in charge of medical logistics on this mission t...
Posted November 15, 2013 by Global Administrator
As the Canadian Red Cross team is busy making arrangements to set up its field hospital (ERU) in Tacloban, Philippines to provide health care for people affected by the typhoon, we wanted to share this update from Jose Garcia-Lozano, a Canadian Red C...
Posted November 14, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
A lot can happen in a short amount of time. That was certainly the case this week for Sandra Damota, who has deployed with the Canadian Red Cross Emergency Response Unit (ERU) to assist in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. It was Monday at 6 p....
Posted November 14, 2013 by Global Administrator
Fifty years ago today, the Canadian Red Cross established the first Meals on Wheels program in Canada. The program started in Brantford Ontario after resident Elsie Matthews approached the Red Cross with the idea to replicate a unique program ...
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