5 05 2022 | 2022, 2021, Mauritius, Health Risks, Mauritius Red Cross
In order to assist the Mauritian Government in its efforts to combat COVID-19, and to fulfil its role as an auxiliary to the public health authorities, Mauritius Red Cross launched a campaign to reduce spread of the coronavirus. Volunteers were mobilised to carry out...
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...
28 12 2021 | 2021, Health Risks, Indian Ocean Region, Comoros Red Crescent, French Red Cross, PIROI, Malagasy Red Cross, Mauritius Red Cross, Mozambique Red Cross, Show, Seychelles Red Cross, Tanzania Red Cross
To support COVID-19 response by south-west Indian Ocean National Societies, PIROI has sent a new shipment of 1,200,000 COVID-19 protection masks (surgical and cloth), 10,000 pairs of gloves, and 250 litres of sanitiser gel thanks to a donation from the French...
4 06 2021 | 2021, Disaster Preparedness, Comoros Red Crescent, French Red Cross, PIROI, Malagasy Red Cross, Mauritius Red Cross, Mozambique Red Cross, Show, Seychelles Red Cross, Tanzania Red Cross
As part of its regional disaster risk management programme (DRM), PIROI organises an annual coordination workshop at the end of each cyclone season, inviting all PIROI-member National Societies (NSs) to share the preparedness and response activities they carried out...
23 07 2020 | 2020, Mauritius, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Response, Disaster Risk Reduction, Seychelles, Union of the Comoros, Madagascar, Comoros Red Crescent, PIROI, PIROI Center, Malagasy Red Cross, Mauritius Red Cross, Show, Seychelles Red Cross
PIROI-member National Societies have received assistance with their disaster preparedness and response work for a number of years already. Until now most of this support has been provided at central level, with capacity-building focusing on Red Cross/Red Crescent head...
