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Canadian blogs about Red Cross response in Japan

Posted March 22, 2011 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

*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...

A glimpse into the Red Cross response in Japan

Posted March 18, 2011 by Global Administrator

It has been one week since a devastating 9.0 earthquake, and following tsunami, struck northeastern Japan leaving extensive damage and destruction in its wake. The Japanese Red Cross was on the ground immediately responding to this disaster. Check...

The Red Cross Round-up

Posted March 17, 2011 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

 The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our Sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.JAPAN: Patrick Fuller, communications manager for Asia Pacific, is currently in north-eastern Japan supporting his colleagues at the Japanese ...

Text ASIA to 30333

Posted March 15, 2011 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Watching news of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan, the Canadian Red Cross knew, almost instantly, that our help would be needed. We launched an appeal early Friday accepting donations from generous Canadians. There are several ways p...

The Red Cross in action in Japan

Posted March 14, 2011 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

When the earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Japan, the Japanese Red Cross response was immediate. Their first task was, and continues to be, to provide first-aid and medical care, as well as assist with search and rescue. The Japanese Red Cr...

Red Cross responds to major earthquake in Japan and tsunami across Asia Pacific

Posted March 11, 2011 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

 *We normally don't post press releases on this blog, but we wanted to share this important information following the earthquake in Japan * (OTTAWA, March 11, 2011) – The Red Cross is responding to a powerful 8.9 magnitude earthquake that struck J...

Are you ready for “The Magnitude”?

Posted March 10, 2011 by Global Administrator

This is one of the coolest emergency preparedness education initiatives I’ve seen in a long time. Introducing to you “The Magnitude”  - take a bunch of preparedness tips, add some actors and a clever script and you have  the makings of a five-part...

Photo Tuesday: Our Secretary General in Haiti

Posted March 01, 2011 by Global Administrator

[slideshow] It’s been awhile since we posted a photo for Photo Tuesday. Our Secretary General, Conrad Sauvé recently made a trip to Haiti, and we thought to share some photos of his time there. While in Haiti, he visited several Canadian Red Cr...

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