15 06 2016 | 2016, Health Risks, Seychelles, Seychelles Red Cross
Following a resurgence of dengue cases in Seychelles since the beginning of this year, the Red Cross Society of Seychelles has been mobilizing its volunteers to fight the dengue virus. Following a resurgence of dengue cases in Seychelles since the beginning of this...
30 05 2016 | 2016, Madagascar, Malagasy Red Cross, Training
‘Operational best practices regarding the management of human remains in a disaster situation’ was the theme of the workshop organised on 19th May in Antananarivo under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). ‘Operational best practices...
20 05 2016 | 2016, Madagascar, Malagasy Red Cross, Training
‘Operational best practices regarding the management of human remains in a disaster situation’ was the theme of this workshop organised at Antananarivo on 19th May 2016 under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). ‘Operational best...
20 05 2016 | 2016, Disaster Preparedness, Health Risks, Training
From Tuesday 10th to Thursday 12th May 2016, PIROI organised its 10th Annual Coordination Meeting in Reunion Island for natural disaster risk management (DRM) officers. Representatives of PIROI-member National Societies, as well as the International Federation of Red...
29 04 2016 | 2016, Advocacy, Reunion
In Reunion the last week of April saw the launch of Interreg V, the European regional cooperation programme. Representatives from several of the countries who signed the programme* travel to Reunion on this occasion. It was the opportunity for PIROI to present its...
28 04 2016 | 2016, Mauritius, Disaster Response, Mauritius Red Cross
As part of Mauritius Red Cross Society’s capacity building programme ‘Building safer and more resilient communities in Mauritius and Rodrigues islands’, PIROI supported the former’s ‘Cyclone’ simulation exercise in Mauritius from 21 to 23/04/16. The three-day exercise...
