Healthcare workers in Libya must be protected
On Thursday, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced it had received credible reports that two Libyan Red Crescent ambulances had been shot at in Misrata. What’s worse, two Red...
View ArticleMore funding is needed for global vaccine programmes
Every year, nearly two million children die from preventable diseases. Pneumonia and diarrhoea (rotavirus) are the two biggest killers, responsible for around 40 per cent of childhood deaths. A simple...
View ArticleProtecting healthcare: it’s a matter of life and death
Increasing attacks on health care buildings, facilities and personnel are making it harder for vulnerable people to get the care they need. The International Committee of the Red Cross recorded over...
View ArticleEast Africa: photos from Dadaab
The Kenya Red Cross is managing Ifo II West refugee camp in Dadaab and providing essential health and nutrition services, psycho-social support, security training and hygiene promotion services in Ifo...
View ArticleA letter from Syria: 12 trucks of aid and a tragedy
Last month, we sent experienced delegate Alasdair Gordon-Gibson to work for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in Damascus. Now back in the UK, Alasdair writes...
View ArticleSyria Interview: ‘people have paid enough with their fear and their pain’
Dr. Abdulrahman Attar, president of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, visited London this week. I spoke to him about the Red Crescent’s work in Syria and the deteriorating humanitarian situation. Donate to...
View ArticleVolunteer doctor in Homs, Syria: ‘Maybe I will be arrested, and maybe I will...
This is a guest blog from Dr. Mohamed Noor Al Nassan, a Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteer who visited London this week. He is the healthcare coordinator in the Homs branch. My life has changed a lot....
View ArticleSyria: vital medicines help hard-to-reach families
Al-Adliah collective school provides shelter for 30 families and 136 people in rural Damascus, Syria. Each classroom houses at least one family, and there is no furniture apart from old carpets on the...
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