International (Page 113)

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our Sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.CHAD: Since March 18, the southern part of Chad has been the scene of a meningococcal meningitis outbreak, a bacterial form of meningitis that ...

This week’s photo comes from the Japanese Red Cross who has been providing relief supplies to those affected by last month’s devastating earthquake and tsunami.  To date, the Japanese Red Cross has distributed relief supplies, such as blankets, jer...

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our Sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.ITALY: Italian Red Cross officials on the tiny Mediterranean island of Lampedusa are calling for urgent action as the migrant and refugee situa...

As a dedicated volunteer, you can find Emmanuel Nsabimana at the Canadian Red Cross in Truro, Nova Scotia most Wednesday mornings. He volunteers at the reception desk, helping people with everything from the loan of healthcare equipment from o...

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our Sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.JAPAN: The Japanese Red Cross Society is scaling up its relief operations to help meet the needs of hundreds of thousands of survivors who are ...

*Guest blog by Kathy Mueller (of London, Ontario), International Federation of Red Cross Communications Delegate in Japan. Kathy just arrived in Japan and will be providing updates for us.It is my first full day in Japan. I arrived from Pakistan late...