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New London sanitation exhibit to get people talking about poo

Posted October 19, 2012 by Global Administrator

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

Posted October 02, 2012 by Global Administrator

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...

The Red Cross Round-up

Posted August 29, 2012 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.SIERRA LEONE: The Red Cross is responding to a growing cholera crisis in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown and surrounding areas.  Sierra Leone's...

Tech Talk: Preparing Haitians for TS Isaac with SMS

Posted August 29, 2012 by Global Administrator

Next to radio, SMS is one of the best ways to reach people in Haiti. So when it became clear that Tropical Storm Isaac was heading toward the small Caribbean island nation this past weekend, the Red Cross began sending out text messages. Haiti is th...

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

Posted August 23, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

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: Canada matches donations to the Sahel

Posted August 10, 2012 by Global Administrator

You think we haven’t had a lot of rain this summer? Think again. Compared to the Sahel, a region between the Sahara Desert to the north and tropical zones to the south, we’ve had plenty. The Sahel receives an annual rainfall of as little as 200 mil...

Photo of the Day: Volunteers in Vietnam

Posted July 26, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

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...

Tech Talk: High- and low-tech innovations leading the fight against HIV/AIDS

Posted July 24, 2012 by Global Administrator

Whether it’s a new social media campaign in British Columbia with huge aspirations of ending HIV/AIDS in the province or work by the Red Cross to improve people’s lives in countries with limited resources, innovations are changing the face of hea...

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