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Red Cross field hospital treating first patients in Philippines

Posted November 21, 2013 by Global Administrator

Today in Ormoc, Philippines, a Canadian Red Cross medical team began treating their first patients at the newly opened field hospital. This field hospital, also known as an Emergency Response Unit (ERU), is ready to provide care for those in the t...

Photo blog: Bringing aid to the Philippines

Posted November 20, 2013 by Global Administrator

Delivering aid in the Philippines poses many challenges to aid agencies, from transportation issues related to bad weather, damaged roads and infrastructure, to the fact that the country is made up of some 7,000 islands. The Canadian Red Cross...

Delegate Profile: Tamara Bournival, medical logistician

Posted November 19, 2013 by Global Administrator

Tamara Bournival is among the delegates currently deployed in the Philippines to support the Canadian Red Cross Emergency Response Unit (ERU) field hospital. Tamara is the perfect person to have in charge of medical logistics on this mission t...

Canadian Red Cross Emergency Response Unit leaves for Philippines

Posted November 13, 2013 by Global Administrator

Today, delegates from the Canadian Red Cross were deployed with the Canadian Red Cross Emergency Response Unit (ERU) to provide health care to those affected by Typhoon Haiyan. The team of twelve Canadian medical and support staff will join deleg...

Health Care in Danger: Canadian perspectives

Posted September 26, 2013 by Global Administrator

This week, the Canadian Red Cross and the ICRC are hosting a workshop bringing together experts to identify recommendations to ensure the safety of health facilities in times of conflict. As such, we’ll be posting a blog post every day this week to h...

Spotlight: Health Care in Danger

Posted September 23, 2013 by Global Administrator

This week, the Canadian Red Cross and the ICRC are hosting a workshop bringing together experts to identify recommendations to ensure the safety of health facilities in times of conflict. As such, we’ll be posting a blog post every day this week to h...

Photo of the Day: Building a field hospital in the Jordanian desert

Posted September 09, 2013 by Global Administrator

Red Cross Red Crescent aid workers are busy setting up tents and unloading supplies in Azraq, Jordan that will serve as a field hospital for Syrian refugees. The hospital will consist of several tents and will include the necessary equipment to o...

Red Cross deploying field hospital for Syrian refugees in Jordan

Posted August 29, 2013 by Global Administrator

In response to the ongoing crisis in Syria, the Red Cross is in the midst of setting up a field hospital in Jordan to provide health care for Syrian refugees who have fled their home as a result of the conflict. To date, 1.9 million people have b...

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