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Photo Tuesday: From Liberia

 Every Tuesday, we publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the province or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! The Canadian Red Cross has been working with the Liberian Red Cross on a net distribution campaign...

Photo Tuesday: Shaving his head for a cause

Every Tuesday, we publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the province or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! After an earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan last month, Matthew Sketchley decided to do his part to r...

World Malaria Day - April 25

*Guest blog by Chris Hilton, Canadian Red Cross Today is World Malaria Day, an opportunity to highlight the amazing progress that has been made toward the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals, which include the target to reduce preventable...

The Red Cross Round-up

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.PARAGUAY: According to the Paraguayan Ministry of Health, at least 25 people have died and 200 are severely ill as a result of a dengue fever o...

Missing Lives event

*Guest blog by Katie Kallio, Public Affairs Advisor with the Canadian Red Cross * When you walk through the Missing Lives exhibit currently showcased at the Canadian War Museum – you cannot help but look at the faces in the photographs and see you...

The Red Cross Round-up

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.LIBERIA: Because of their proximity to markets and heath facilities, 16 villages in Liberia have been selected by the government in Nimba Count...

Water Safety Instructor swims for Japan earthquake relief

*Guest blog by Water Safety Instructor Lauren Pullen I've been involved in aquatics since my first trip to the pool with my parents at two months old. I progressed through Red Cross swimming lessons and began working in aquatics in 2003, as a life...

The Red Cross Round-up

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our Sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.CHAD: Since March 18, the southern part of Chad has been the scene of a meningococcal meningitis outbreak, a bacterial form of meningitis that ...

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