A 4-tons anti-COVID medical supply for Timor Leste Red Cross by the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI)
Timor Leste Red Cross was given medical supplies to fight against COVID-19 by the Indonesian Red Cross (Palang Merah Indonesia - PMI).
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#AfricaTogether, the virtual concert promoted by Red Cross, Red Crescent and Facebook to unite…
On 4th and 5th, June 2020 Facebook launched the virtual concert #AfricaTogether promoted by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent. The aim is to encourage the vigilance against COVID-19 throughout Africa.
Thailand's first woman doctor, Google celebrates Margaret Lin Xavier's 122nd birthday
Today, 29nd May 2020 Google is celebrating the 122nd birthday of Thailand's first woman doctor with a Doodle. Margaret Lin Xavier also called Lin Srivisarnvaja, made history as she has bee the first woman to provide medical care in…
Red Cross, paramedics and healthcare workers in Mexico must be treated with respect, they are saving…
The number of assaults on paramedics and healthcare workers in Mexico City is concerning the ICRC and the Mexican Red Cross. During this pandemic, solidarity and comprehension are fundamental, however, many citizens do not appreciate the…
Bangladesh during COVID-19 has to think about displaced people escaping violence in Myanmar
Hundreds of thousands of people, displaced by violence in Myanmar, live in crowded refugee camps in Bangladesh. It is a precarious existence at the best of times; when so many people live so close together, the disease can spread easily.…
COVID-19 in Asia, the ICRC support in congested jails of the Philippines, Cambodia and Bangladesh
The official release issued by the ICRC reports that COVID-19 is now spreading also into Asian jails where social distancing cannot be respected. Avoiding the infection is almost impossible in prison. That's why the ICRC stand up to support…
SARS-CoV-2, a warning from Ospedale Maggiore of Parma: "We must protect ourselves. For our own…
Elderly people, especially if suffering from chronic diseases and not completely autonomous in carrying out the activities of daily life, are particularly vulnerable to infection of the new SARS-CoV-2.
Ambulance driver jailed one year after a fatal crash in Italy
A First Responder was sentenced to one year of jail after a deadly crash in Ferrara, Italy. He was driving a Red Cross ambulance in a crossroad when he hit a pedestrian. How did this sentence come about?
Push to improve search for missing people at Dead Sea meeting
The ICRC's Missing Persons Project is pushing to enforce activity on missing persons.
Amman, Jordan (ICRC) – A two-day meeting to discuss how to improve the search for missing people, including victims of enforced disappearance, began…
Hurricane Dorian: shelter and clean water priorities in the Bahamas
Hurricane Dorian has caused extensive damage across the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama in the Bahamas, according to rapid initial assessments from authorities and Red Cross officials on the ground.