2015 (Page 5)

Learning new practices in Pakistan

January 29, 2015 - Every year, 200,000 newborns die in Pakistan in the first month of being born and less than half of women have a skilled health worker present while giving birth.  

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Improving access to healthcare in vulnerable communities in Haiti

January 29, 2015 - Five years after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the Canadian Red Cross continues to improve access to health services for vulnerable communities in Haiti. 

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Severe winter conditions in Syria bring new struggles for displaced families

January 21, 2015 - I recently caught myself grumbling about the seemingly endless cold snap we’re experiencing here in Ottawa, and it reminded me of a few days I spent in Syria last winter.

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Haiti: Five Years On

January 08, 2015 -

Five years after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, the Canadian Red Cross continues to help earthquake survivors recover from this disaster, rebuild communities and restore hope. 

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Alberta Flood Permit Grant Program extended through 2015

January 05, 2015 - It's a Christmas present Janet Boyd has been waiting for. The Calgary senior’s home, is finally rebuilt 18 months after the Alberta floods destroyed it. 

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Haiti: Providing health care services in a rural community

December 30, 2014 -

Pierre Louis Jeanrigaud is a nurse at a health centre in Seguin.  This centre is one of three that has been expanded and rehabilitated by the Canadian Red Cross to provide health care to rural communities in Haiti.

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Haiti: Keeping a family safe and dry

December 30, 2014 -

Natasha Dumolas is a 29-year-old mother of six from a remote community in Jacmel.  The Dumolas family received a safe, durable shelter from the Canadian Red Cross after the devastating earthquake. 

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Haiti: Helping prevent violence and abuse

December 30, 2014 -

Junior Printemps is a community mobilization agent with the Red Cross Violence and Abuse Prevention program in Haiti.  He visits communities to spread awareness and change mindsets, attitudes and behaviours to help create environments that are safer for adults, youth and children.

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A Red Cross volunteer dedicated to helping families recover five years after the earthquake

December 13, 2014 -

At 4:52 pm on January 12, 2010, Kesnel Tondreau’s life was following its normal routine in the small village of La Vallée, in southeastern Haiti. Thirty-five seconds later, his world fell apart. "I was at home – I had just got back from school. I heard a noise, and suddenly, my house fell down. I started to run, looking for my brothers and sisters. I went to see my grandfather, who had a disability. He was dead. A cement block had fallen on him."

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