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Communities and the Red Cross continue the battle against cholera

Communities and the Red Cross continue the battle against cholera

In October 2010, the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Public Health raised the first cholera alert and subsequently reported the country’s first case the following month.

In the Dominican Republic, ‘we have to imagine ourselves in Haitians’ shoes’

In the Dominican Republic, ‘we have to imagine ourselves in Haitians’ shoes’

“I felt the quake at my home in San Cristobal but I never imagined it would be as disastrous as this,” says Elizabeth Payamo, a 17-year-old volunteer with the ...

Working shoulder to shoulder in Hispaniola

Working shoulder to shoulder in Hispaniola

In the town of Pedernales, on the border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, the Red Cross principle of Universality is clearly understood.

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Contact details

Address:

Calle Juan Enrique Dunant No. 51
Ens. Miraflores
P.O. Box 1293
Santo Domingo

Postal Address:

Apartado Postal 1293
Santo Domingo, D.N.

Contact Information:

Tel: (001809) 334-4545/412-8207/238-5312
Fax: (001809) 238-5252
Telex: rca sdg 4112 "PARA CRUZ ROJA DOM."
Telegram: CRUZ ROJA DOMINICANA, SANTO DOMINGO
Email: cruzrojadom@codetel.net.do
Web: http://www.caribbeanredcross.org/where-w

Language of correspondence: Spanish

People:

  • Presidenta : Dra. Ligia LEROUX
  • 1 Vicepresidente: Dr. Miguel SANZ
  • 2 Vicepresidente: Sr Cristian MARTINEZ
  • Director General y Secretario del Consejo Nacional: Arq. Gustavo LARA TAPIA
  • Director de los Programas de Socorros y Emergencias: Sr Sergio VARGAS
  • Director Nacional del Programa de Bancos de Sangres: Dr. Cesar MATOS
  • Directora Nacional del Programa de Juventud: Dra. Gina LEROUX CANTISANO
  • Directora Nacional del Programa de Difusión DIH/RCF: Lic. Mavel VEGAZO
  • Gerente de Salud: Sr. Dalvert POLANCO
  • Gerente Financiero: Lic. Julio RAMIREZ
  • Representante de Juventud ante el Consejo Nacional: Sr Rafael Hilario CORONADO
  • Representante del Ministerio de Estado de Educacion: Mtra. Milagros YOST
  • Representante del Ministerio de Estado de las Fuerzas Armadas: Gral. Dr. Dalvert POLANCO
  • Representante del Ministerio de Estado de Salud Publica y Asistencia Social: Dr. Rafael SCHIFFINO
  • Representante del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores: Emb. Miguel PICHARDO
  • Tesorero Consejo Nacional: Sr Enerio RIVAS
  • Vocal Consejo Nacional: Lic Andrés TERRERO
  • Vocal Consejo Nacional: Dra Brigita SABINO
  • Vocal Consejo Nacional: Ing Tomas LEYBA

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