21 01 2020 | 2019, 2019, Health Risks, Indian Ocean Region, La Réunion, PIROI, Reunion, Risques sanitaires, Show
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...
3 01 2020 | 2019, 2019, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Response, Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge (FICR), Madagascar, Malagasy Red Cross, PIROI, PIROI Center, Préparation aux catastrophes, Réponse aux catastrophes, Show
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...
15 11 2019 | 2019, Formations, La Réunion, PIROI, PIROI Center, Préparation aux catastrophes, Show, Uncategorized
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...
15 11 2019 | 2019, 2019, Croix-Rouge française, Mayotte, Mayotte, PIROI, Show, Union of the Comoros
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...
15 11 2019 | 2019, 2019, Croix-Rouge française, Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge (FICR), La Réunion, PIROI, PIROI Center, PIROI Center, Show
PIROI recently invited all of its programme members to review the past two years and define the goals for its upcoming programme. PIROI organised a meeting of all its partners on 29 and 30 October 2019 in Reunion Island. The Presidents and Secretaries-General of the...
23 10 2019 | 2019, 2019, Disaster Preparedness, La Réunion, PIROI, PIROI Center, Reunion, Training, Uncategorized
As part of the ‘Inondation, Nout kartié lé paré’ flood awareness project, PIROI organised – ahead of the upcoming cyclone season – training on how to act in a flooded environment. Six one-day sessions were held from 16 to 22 October 2019. These 6 days of training...
