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- Canadian Red Cross Reports Gaps in Disaster Response Capacity
- In the next decade, Canada can expect to suffer more severe storms, more flooding and a possible influenza pandemic. But according to the latest research by the Canadian Red Cross there are gaps in Canada's disaster safety net. Plugging those gaps is the subject of this week's meeting of...
- Research articles 2008-08-20
- Media Advisory: Canadian Red Cross
- Is the sector serving the most vulnerable people itself vulnerable in the event of a disaster? In the next decade, Canada can expect to suffer more severe storms, more flooding and a possible influenza pandemic. But according to the latest research by the Canadian Red Cross there are gaps in...
- Research articles 2008-08-19
- Cholera kills 21 in Philippines: Red Cross
- GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines AFP — At least 21 people have died and more than 60 others are in hospital following a cholera outbreak in the southern Philippines, the local Red Cross said Wednesday. The outbreak began more than a week ago among Manobo tribesmen in an isolated area on...
- Research articles 2008-08-06
- Red Cross honour for Army nurse; Medics risked their lives
- Byline: By VICKY ROBSON A NORTH East Army medic who cared for wounded soldiers under frontline fire has been awarded a nursing Victoria Cross. Major Janet Pilgrim, who was born in North Shields, has won a rare Royal Red Cross for her dedication in war-torn Iraq last summer....
- Research articles 2008-08-04
- My son saved my life. I'm so proud of what he did…
- Byline: By LIZ LAMB QUICK-THINKING Gary Smith saved his mum's life after she choked on a cracker. The 27-year-old hero resuscitated 53-year-old Glynis when she collapsed and stopped breathing at the family home in New York, North Tyneside. Glynis even slipped into a coma following the freak...
- Research articles 2008-04-28
- Your cash will help save lives
- RED Cross Appeal Week runs from May 4 to May 10 with events all over the country. The appeal seeks to raise funds to support British Red Cross projects both at home or abroad and last year's effort raised over pounds 800,000. All projects bring help to people...
- Research articles 2008-04-28
- Letter: YOUR SHOUT - Help us care for the vulnerable
- Byline: SIR NICHOLAS YOUNG LOCAL British Red Cross volunteers are dedicated to helping people in a crisis. Whether it's helping people caught up in emergencies such as the widespread flooding last summer, providing practical support to those recently out of hospital or providing first aid cover at community...
- Research articles 2008-04-17
- Red Cross, Amnesty paint grim picture of post-invasion Iraq
- GENEVA AFP — Five years after the US-led invasion, Iraq faces a major humanitarian crisis, with law and order and economic recovery a distant prospect, international aid and human rights groups said Monday. The International Committee of the Red Cross highlighted the plight of millions of Iraqis who still...
- Research articles 2008-03-17
- Red Cross slams 'critical' situation in post-invasion Iraq
- GENEVA AFP — The humanitarian situation in post-war Iraq five years after the US-led invasion is one of the most critical in the world, the International Committee of the Red Cross said in a report late Sunday. Millions in the country had no access to drinking water, sanitation or...
- Research articles 2008-03-16
- South African Hospital Uses Packard Children's as Model for Nurse Retention
- To: HEALTH EDITORS Contact: Krista Conger, +1-650-725-5371, kristac@stanford.edu, or Todd Kleinheinz, +1-650-387-5421, tkleinheinz@lpch.org, both of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital PALO ALTO, Calif., March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- For better or for worse, you don't usually get to pick your siblings. That's why Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford is excited...
- Research articles 2008-03-13
- Over 900 stricken with typhoid in Philippine city: Red Cross
- MANILA AFP — More than 900 people have been stricken with typhoid in a city just south of the Philippine capital Manila, a Red Cross official said on Monday. The number could rise further as officials in Calamba city in Laguna province continue to track down the source of...
- Research articles 2008-03-03
- Colombian rebels free four hostages
- SAN JOSE DE GUAVIARE, Colombia AFP — Colombian rebels on Wednesday freed four former lawmakers held hostage for more than six years, handing them over to representatives of the Red Cross and Venezuela, officials said. Two Venezuelan MI-17 helicopters painted with Red Cross symbols picked up the hostages in...
- Research articles 2008-02-26
- Red Cross planning to stay on in Wells
- WELLS, Nev. -- Local Red Cross volunteers have been working tirelessly to provide relief for residents after Wednesday's earthquake. More than 200 people have been affected by the quake and are unable to stay in their homes. The Red Cross opened a shelter at Wells Elementary school to...
- Research articles 2008-02-24
- Risk of meningitis epidemic in Burkina Faso increases
- OUAGADOUGOU AFP — A strain of meningitis in January claimed 124 lives in Burkina Faso, one of the world's poorest countries, according to a report issued Thursday by the Burkinabe health ministry. The International Committee of the Red Cross warned at the end of December that 14 African countries,...
- Research articles 2008-01-31
- Red Cross refocuses aid budget on threat of climate change
- GENEVA AFP — The international Red Cross said on Monday it will refocus its budget and aid appeals for the coming year to better meet the growing threat of climate change and associated natural disasters. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC launched an appeal...
- Research articles 2008-01-21
- Colombian rebels won't accept Red Cross visit
- BOGOTA AFP — The largest Colombian guerrilla group said Sunday it will not accept a visit by the Red Cross to examine the state of health of hostages the organization is holding. "For us the security of hostages that could be subject to an exchange comes first," Raul Reyes,...
- Research articles 2008-01-20
- Bus company promises aid
- The parent company of the bus that rolled in southern Utah, killing nine people and injuring more than 20 others, has announced more assistance to the victims and their families. Corporate Transportation 'N Tours motorcoach company said it would cover the expense for the bodies of those who...
- Research articles 2008-01-12
- Poor housing conditions lead to health concerns.(Alberta Sweetgrass: Special Section providing news from Alberta)
- Invasive mould, spongy floors and leaky ceilings forced the evacuation of 31 people, more than half of them children, from five uninhabitable homes of the Piikani Nation Nov. 23. "We declared a state of emergency for the Piikani Nation because of our housing situation,"...
- Research articles 2008-01-01
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- India: Hindu nationalists win AHMADABAD -- Hindu nationalists won a crucial test of political support Sunday with a resounding victory in a state election, fought in the shadow of anti-Muslim riots that left more than 1,000 people dead in 2002. The vote in Gujarat, in western...
- Research articles 2007-12-24
- 14 African nations face meningitis epidemic: Red Cross
- GENEVA AFP — Red Cross officials warned Thursday that 14 African countries could face one of the worst meningitis epidemics in recent memory and announced prevention campaigns in the affected areas. "The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is launching meningitis prevention activities in 14 countries...
- Research articles 2007-12-20
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