The IFRC has been successful in preventing and treating malaria around the globe and in scaling up its anti-malaria activities in partnership with other organizations.
Measles is one of the most contagious diseases in children. It killed more than 1 million children in 1999. The IFRC supports and celebrates the Measles Initiative, ...
A noncommunicable disease (NCD) is defined as a disease which is not infectious. Such diseases may result from genetic or lifestyle factors.
Pandemic influenza is caused by a new strain of flu virus that people have had no previous exposure to. It is therefore likely to infect many more people and cause ...
In 1988 wild poliovirus was endemic in 125 countries. Thanks to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative it is now endemic in only four countries. The IFRC supports ...
La tuberculose est une maladie qui s’attaque principalement aux poumons mais qui peut également toucher n’importe quelle autre partie du corps.