International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cresent Societies - 13 December 2000
Flies buzz constantly around the shanty town of Santa Lucia, and smoke rises from the nearby rubbish tip as the garbage decomposes. Hardly any surprise, therefore, that many of the neighbourhood s 1,000 inhabitants suffer from skin and respiratory diseases. Why build a community here, right on the edge of the rubbish d
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - November 28, 2000
Red Cross volunteers in Belarus are being trained to raise awareness of tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS and carry out home care and psycho-social support to patients who are among the most vulnerable people in the community. On the eve of the UN s International Year of the Volunteer 2001, the Belarus Red Cross is looking at
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cresent Societies - 27 October 2000
A Red Cross Red Crescent declaration calling for better health and food security programmes in Africa has been registered as an official paper by the United Nations – the first time a Federation document has been registered by the UN. The Ouagadougou Declaration was signed by 52 African Red Cross and Red Crescent Socie
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - October 3, 2000
The sight of a Belgian Princess sitting among car mechanics in downtown Accra was an unusual one for curious passersby. Many watched as Ghana Red Cross volunteers gave a presentation on HIV/AIDS prevention. Earlier, mingling with people living with HIV/AIDS outside Accra s main hospital, HRH Princess Astrid said she ho
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cresent Societies - 25 September 2000
A candle lighting ceremony to remember the millions of Africans who have died from HIV/AIDS and other diseases marked the closure of the 5th Pan African Conference in Ouagadougou on September 25. Representatives at the Conference lit the candles to form a cross and a crescent after formally signing the Ouagadougou Comm
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cresent Societies - 24 September 2000
A 10-year public health initiative that will make a major difference to the lives of millions of people in Africa was officially launched on Sunday by 51 Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies attending the 5th Pan African Conference in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso . The initiative, ARCHI 2010, focuses on the 10 most pressi
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cresent Societies - 23 September 2000
Fate has been very harsh on Grace. A grandmother of 65, Grace has lost five sons to AIDS and one daughter. Her remaining daughter is dying of the disease, and Grace is now taking care of 14 grandchildren, aged 4 to 18 years old. Four of them are HIV-positive. Looking at the children who are obediently sitting on the fl
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cresent Societies - 21 September 2000
A determination to mobilise Red Cross and Red Crescent resources to help alleviate public health and food security crises in Africa is the central theme of the 5th Pan African conference which got underway in Burkina Faso today. In her keynote address, International Federation President Astrid Heiberg stressed the need
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cresent Societies - 13 July 2000
Eight-year-old Patrick is one of Kenya s luckier HIV/AIDS orphans, because he has found a home in a private hospice called Nyumbani (home in Kiswahili) just outside Nairobi, which cares for some 60 children. There are currently an estimated 730,000 HIV/AIDS orphans in Kenya and that number is set to rise, according to
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cresent Societies - 7 June 2000
Princess Astrid of Belgium is visiting Mozambique to give her public support to Red Cross HIV/AIDS programmes. More than 15 per cent of the country s adult population is living with HIV/AIDS, one of the biggest killers in Africa. The royal visit is in keeping with ARCHI 2010, an initiative by African Red Cross and Red
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - March 22, 2000
Friday 24 March is World TB Day, and with rates of infection in the Russian Federation of up to 84 per 100,000, health authorities and health organisations across the country are preparing to present their anti-TB programmes to the press and public. On Thursday the Federation and Russian Red Cross will participate in a
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