Mexico

12 May 2011

Mobilizing the National Societies in the name of road safety

With the advent of the Decade of Action for Road Safety, the Red Cross Red Crescent movement has a vital role to play in helping to reduce the estimated 142,000 deaths recorded each year in the Americas.
Red Cross action on the road to saving lives in Latin America and the Caribbean
11 May 2011

Red Cross action on the road to saving lives in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Mexican Red Cross commits to the national goal of saving more than 60,000 lives, preventing 110,000 disabilities and three million hospitalizations caused by ...
H1N1 - Mexico City’s gradual return to normality
13 May 2009

H1N1 - Mexico City’s gradual return to normality

More than one week after the peak of the H1N1 crisis, terraces, squares and public places in Mexico City are once again packed to capacity.
Mexico: Volunteer par excellence
8 May 2009

Volunteer par excellence

“Anyone can die .
H1N1 in Mexico – Paramedic volunteers play a prominent role
6 May 2009

H1N1 in Mexico – Paramedic volunteers play a prominent role

For the first 70 years of its existence, the only training volunteers of the Mexican Red Cross received was in basic first aid.
5 May 2009

Mexico: Masked Ball

The Mexican Red Cross began distributing masks in Mexico City after being out of stock for several days.
Mexico: Mass Dissemination
4 May 2009

Mexico: Mass Dissemination

The Mexican Red Cross began its campaign in Mexico City distributing 2 million leaflets and 200,000 posters containing information on H1N1.
1 May 2009

Mexico: In the Front Line

The Prehospital Care and Operations Unit (PCOU) is the active section of the National Relief Coordination of the Mexican Red Cross (CRM).
Mexican Red Cross mobilizes to fight swine flu
30 April 2009

Mexican Red Cross mobilizes to fight swine flu

The Mexican Red Cross is getting ready to face the emergency caused by the outbreak of the swine flu in Mexico City – the biggest in the world – and which by now has ...
28 April 2009

Red Cross Red Crescent steps up activities to prepare against swine flu impact

Red Cross Red Crescent societies throughout the world are stepping up activities to help prevent the spread of the so-called swine flu that started in Mexico as more ...
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