Category: Africa
Early detection, early action: preventing DRC’s Ebola outbreak from spreading into nearby Uganda
Communities living along the porous borders of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remain at high risk of the spread of Ebola. Thousands cross each day to sell and buy goods, tend to their farm and visit family and friends. With the epicenter of DRC’s largest Ebola outbreak only 100 kilometers away from the Ugandan border, it is crucial to contain and stop the virus from spreading.
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Delivering health and dignity for mothers and babies in the world’s third-largest refugee camp
Life can be frightening and stressful for pregnant women, new mothers, and families with young...
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The five biggest emergencies in Africa we’ve responded to in 2018
In 2018, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent responded to 34 emergencies in...
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The humanitarian dilemma at the crossroads of Ebola and conflict
By Elhadj As Sy, IFRC Secretary General Responders to the current Ebola epidemic in North Kivu are...
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Preparedness with Visual Storytelling
The IFRC’s Eastern Africa Cluster Operations Unit held a 3-day Disaster Management meeting in...
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Ebola in DRC: behind the scenes of a complex operation
Even before the outbreak of Ebola in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), communities...
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Guinea Bissau: recovering from the storm
By Moustapha Diallo, IFRC Under heavy rain, Ica Lopes Da Silva, accompanied by her son Julio...
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Innovation: Kenya Red Cross empowers the youth through digital television
Kenya Red Cross has recently launched a television station (Switch TV), targeting the youth with a...
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Red Cross responding to urgent needs of displaced communities following devastating floods
Nigeria floods emergency appeal
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1.4 million people in Nigeria affected by floods disaster
Nearly a quarter of a million households in Nigeria are at risk after heavy rains caused flooding...
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“Many people fled their homes, but we have started to come back”: returnees face road to recovery in north-east Nigeria
I ran out with my brother’s granddaughter. I fell so she left me on the ground. Then I heard a big...
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Ebola outbreak: Volunteers on front line fight deadly disease
July 2018, Red Cross volunteers talk with the community in the Democratic Republic of Congo At...
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