22 07 2022 | 2022, Health Risks, Union of the Comoros, Comoros Red Crescent, French Red Cross
As part of the project “Capacity building for crisis response to COVID-19 in the Union of the Comoros”, hygiene kits as well as infection, prevention, and control (IPC) kits were recently donated to Grande Comore Regional Health Department (“DRS”) by the French Red...
10 06 2022 | 2022, Union of the Comoros, Comoros Red Crescent, French Red Cross, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Show, Training
In order to familiarise the Comoros islands’ population with first aid, the French Red Cross and the Global First Aid Reference Centre (GFARC) of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies (IFRC) organised training for Comorian Red Crescent...
5 05 2022 | 2022, 2021, Mauritius, Disaster Preparedness, Union of the Comoros, Madagascar, Comoros Red Crescent, PIROI, Malagasy Red Cross, Mauritius Red Cross
PIROI has developed since 2007 a strategy of pre-positioning emergency relief supplies in regional warehouses, making it much easier to send equipment to affected areas in the event of a disaster. These stocks are pooled at regional and national level, thereby helping...
5 05 2022 | 2022, 2021, Disaster Risk Reduction, Union of the Comoros, Comoros Red Crescent, French Red Cross
© Comoros Ministry of Education Comoros Red Crescent (CoRC) and the Comoros Ministry of Education have consolidated their cooperation by signing a partnership agreement to support CoRC’s school-based outreach on disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate...
29 12 2021 | 2021, Mauritius, Disaster Preparedness, Union of the Comoros, Madagascar, Comoros Red Crescent, Malagasy Red Cross, Mauritius Red Cross
What is contingency planning? Contingency planning is a structured, multi-step method of preparing an organisation to respond adequately to an emergency and its potential humanitarian impact. The development of a contingency plan defines the role of each stakeholder...
29 12 2021 | 2021, Mauritius, Disaster Preparedness, Union of the Comoros, Madagascar, Comoros Red Crescent, Malagasy Red Cross, Mauritius Red Cross, Show
To respond effectively to disasters, National Societies (NS) in the south-west Indian Ocean can rely on their network of trained volunteers to assist the population. There are two types of volunteers, depending on their geographical scope: NDRT: National...
