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Panama

23 November 2009

The Masambo Fund: helping the carers

The Masambo Fund was created by the IFRC to provide access to life-saving drugs - including anti retroviral treatment – to Red Cross and Red Crescent staff and volunteers who are living with HIV.
28 September 2006

Toys, love and a future for vulnerable children in Panama

Coquito left for Spain nearly two years ago when he was adopted by a Spanish family.
Caribbean Red Cross committed to supporting those living with AIDS
5 May 2006

Caribbean Red Cross committed to supporting those living with AIDS

The Caribbean has the world’s second highest rate of HIV/AIDS.
HIV/AIDS Faces
20 December 2005

HIV/AIDS Faces

Facial expressions can reveal a negative response to HIV/AIDS.
21 April 2005

Red Cross launches third phase of global anti-stigma campaign

“Exclusion and social division feed the HIV epidemic.
Floods in the border region between Costa Rica and Panama
14 January 2005

Floods in the border region between Costa Rica and Panama

The border regions of Costa Rica and Panama have been hit by floods leaving three people dead, seven missing and a further 11,000 evacuated.
Restoring water after Panama’s earthquake
23 March 2004

Restoring water after Panama’s earthquake

Last Christmas will be remembered for a long time in the small community of Puerto Armuelles in Panama.
“All for one and one for all” in Panama’s rainforest
22 January 2004

“All for one and one for all” in Panama rainforest

“There must be some kind of celebration or holiday, because the Emberás are waiting in the field in their best costumes,” explained the pilot of the Twin Otter ...
18 July 2003

Panama hit by "worst floods in 30 years"

The Panamanian president, Mireya Moscoso, has declared a state of emergency in the district of Arraiján, barely 20 minutes drive from the centre of Panama City, ...
Humanitarian aid reaches Panamanian jungle
5 June 2003

Humanitarian aid reaches Panamanian jungle

“The violence in Colombia has caused so many long walks towards Darien,” says Sandra Flores, of the Panamanian Red Cross (CRP).
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