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Photo of the Day: Red Cross and Moose Cree First Nations

On November 14, 2012, the Canadian Red Cross will open a satellite office at Moose Cree First Nation. This is the first Red Cross office in a First Nation community in Ontario and the second in Canada. Working closely with the Red Cross branch offi...

New London sanitation exhibit to get people talking about poo

Admit it—talk around the dinner table at your house most likely never turns to what happens in the privacy of the washroom. The folks at the London School of Hygiene @ Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) are trying to change that with a new exhibition. It’s ...

Photo of the Day: Another milestone in eradicating polio

Last month the southern African country of Angola celebrated one year without a new case of polio, moving the world one step closer to total eradication of the virus that has an estimated 10 to 20 million survivors worldwide. Spurred on by Angola...

Canadian Red Cross delegate in Sierra Leone to help with cholera response.

Canadian Red Cross delegate David Allison has just arrived in Sierra Leone to support the on-going cholera response.  Since January, over 11,000 cases have been reported and over 175 people have died. David, a regional health officer from Newfound...

Photo of the Day: Volunteers in Vietnam

This photo was recently posted on the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Facebook page. Around the world, Red Cross Red Crescent volunteers travel far and wide to help those in need. Seen here, a volunteer in Vietnam visits...

Volunteer profile: Coming full circle

Sometimes, it only takes a spark to change the course of a life. In the case of Red Cross volunteer Emily Zinck, a workshop on landmines during a high school global history class has lead to a blossoming career researching the impact of violence on c...

Three cheers for our Community Support Workers!

May 19 is Personal Support Worker Day in Ontario. The Canadian Red Cross is the largest non-profit provider of Personal Support and Homemaking Services in the province. Red Cross CSWs provided more than 4 million hours of care to more than 29,000 cli...

Photo of the Day: Preventing the spread of malaria

Today’s photo is courtesy of the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) Today is World Malaria Day – a day to bring awareness about a disease that affects millions lives and negatively impacts entire communities throughout the world. ...

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