Between January 2018 and August 2019, a major outbreak of dengue fever hit Reunion Island, with almost 25,000 confirmed cases, and 18 deaths [source: Santé publique France]. To limit its effects, PIROI implemented a dengue awareness programme. Its purpose was to raise...
After passing close to Mayotte, tropical cyclone Belna struck the west coast of Madagascar on 9 December 2019. Malagasy Red Cross (MRC) and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement quickly took action to meet the needs of communities affected by the...
Mayotte had not been struck by a cyclone since Kamisy in 1984, however in early December 2019 Belna posed a serious threat to the French island, prompting PIROI and its partners to take immediate measures. Mayotte On Friday 6 December, the weather system was...
On Wednesday 20 November 2019, the French Red Cross delegation in the Comoros and the French Development Agency (AFD) signed an agreement strengthening their community healthcare partnership. Comoros Red Crescent (CoRC) works actively in the Union of the Comoros in...
In Reunion island, cyclone season is the time when there is a serious threat of floods. Loca’Terre’s program « Risque inondation, ou lé paré? » looked into PIROI’s ‘Behaviour to adopt in a flooded environment’ training course which was organised in octobre...
Climate change is already having a visible impact on small islands states, as was recently demonstrated by cyclones . Given this state of affairs, the French Red Cross (FRC) – via PIROI and the Comoros Red Crescent (CoRC) – have launched a project to strengthen the...
