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,...
23 03 2020 | 2020, France, Indian Ocean Region, International, PIROI, Risques sanitaires
“Seuls, nous ne pourrons pas y arriver. Aujourd’hui, nos volontaires ont besoin de la mobilisation des entreprises et du soutien financier de nos partenaires pour nous permettre de soutenir la population et de répondre aux besoins grandissants des personnes...
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...
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...
3 09 2019 | "Paré pas Paré" project, 2019, 2019, Disaster Risk Reduction, La Réunion, PIROI, Reunion, Risques sanitaires, Show
As Reunion has been experiencing a dengue epidemic since early 2018, the island’s Prefecture asked PIROI to help raise awareness of the disease amongst the local population, hoping to avoid an acceleration of the outbreak. The Paré pas Paré project team thus decided...
28 05 2018 | 2018, Show, Croix-Rouge française, La Réunion, Risques sanitaires
La Réunion connait depuis le début d’année une épidémie de dengue qui va en s’intensifiant. Selon l’Agence Régionale de Santé (ARS), au 22 mai, 3 416 cas confirmés ont été enregistrés en 2018. L’épidémie continue de progresser dans l’ouest et le sud et des cas ont été...
