Red Cross Stories : community-health
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Community health worker contributes to change in community
- In Narukumo, located in Central Pokot in Kenya, lives 32-year-old Simon Mariach. Simon is one of the 26 community health workers collaborating with the Kenya Red Cross to implement change around the community’s perception of health with an aim to reduce or eliminate preventable diseases.
Learning new practices in Pakistan
- 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.
Supported through a family crisis
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The Red Cross Family Support Program provides support for parents and caregivers in times of crisis. At British Columbia’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) we make a tremendous difference in the lives of many, including Krystal’s, whose baby was born with holes in his heart.
Benefits of home care services far-reaching
- Senior citizens often struggle with failing health and mobility problems, which are further compounded by feelings of loneliness, according to a new study from researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.
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