6 04 2020 | 2020, Formations, PIROI, PIROI Center, Préparation aux catastrophes, Risques sanitaires, Show
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that can cause various illnesses in humans. The new coronavirus is called SARS-CoV-2. It is a new type of coronavirus that can affect people and it was detected for the first time in December 2019, in the city of Wuhan,...
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...
16 12 2019 | 2019, 2019, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Response, Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge (FICR), Madagascar, Malagasy Red Cross, Mayotte, Mayotte, Préparation aux catastrophes, Réponse aux catastrophes, Show
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...
6 12 2019 | 2019, 2019, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Response, Formations, La Réunion, PIROI Center, Préparation aux catastrophes, Réponse aux catastrophes, Reunion, Risques sanitaires, Show
Climate change poses a threat to public health, in particular because it leads to an increase in deaths and illnesses related to natural and health disasters*. This is why the French Red Cross’s Indian Ocean Regional Intervention Platform has now adapted its approach...
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...
10 10 2019 | 2019, Maurice, PIROI, Préparation aux catastrophes, Show, Uncategorized
From 14 to 19 September, Mauritius Red Cross and its Rodrigues branch worked with the local community of Port-Sud-Est to increase its resilience to natural disasters. PIROI supports the Indian Ocean National Societies in implementing Vulnerability Capacity...
