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2 August 2013

Tanzania: Fighting malaria one bed net at a time

At just three months of age, this infant, born in Nyarugusu refugee camp in northern Tanzania, has already suffered the sweats, chills and nausea that come with a bout of malaria. Her five-year-old sister Agnes has been hospitalized with the disease.
Making African cities more resilient to risk through collaboration
1 August 2013

Making African cities more resilient to risk through collaboration

Flooding, fires, buildings constructed not to code, people flocking to cities in search of work, and congested slums. These are just some of the urban risks facing a ...
How breastfeeding helps save lives: focus on Somalia
1 August 2013

How breastfeeding helps save lives: focus on Somalia

World Breastfeeding Week is a time to promote the benefits of breastfeeding for both mothers and children. Breastfeeding provides the safest and most nutritious food ...
Emergency Action Teams assisting the injured during new wave of protests in Egypt
31 July 2013

Emergency Action Teams assisting the injured during new wave of protests in Egypt

With the escalation of tension in recent weeks, the Egyptian Red Crescent Society responded to the humanitarian needs that mass demonstrations often create and ...
Red Cross volunteers ready to assist at polling stations across Zimbabwe
31 July 2013

Red Cross volunteers ready to assist at polling stations across Zimbabwe

As millions of Zimbabweans head to vote in the presidential election today, more than 1,000 local Red Cross volunteers trained in first aid will be positioned at ...
Nigeria: Musa’s story, life as a volunteer
31 July 2013

Nigeria: Musa’s story, life as a volunteer

Musa Salihu, a 31-year-old father of six, lives in the small village of Mozum Ose in Kogi State, on the banks of the River Benue. In 2012, the Benue broke its banks ...
Tanzania: Little Mtiki’s fight against malaria
30 July 2013

Tanzania: Little Mtiki’s fight against malaria

A new bed net programme in Nyarugusu refugee camp will help families prevent malaria.
Japan: Paying a return visit to one family who survived the tsunami
30 July 2013

Japan: Paying a return visit to one family who survived the tsunami

It has been more than two years since large tsunami waves came pouring into the town of Otsuchi in north-eastern Japan, and life, for the most part, has returned to ...
Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteers and beneficiaries injured during relief distribution
29 July 2013

Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteers and beneficiaries injured during relief distribution

The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) has reported that nine volunteers, two staff and three beneficiaries were injured when a distribution point in al-Qusur was hit ...
Papa Panzu: The father of the Red Cross of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
29 July 2013

Papa Panzu: The father of the Red Cross of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Papa Panzu is now 71 years old, a far cry from the teenager who turned up on the doorstep of the National Society in 1957 looking for a way to help his community.

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