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Logistics and Procurement in Emergencies Training Course
As part of its regional Disaster Risk Management programme, from 10 to 14 February PIROI organised technical training on logistics and procurement in emergencies. 22 logisticians and logistics officers from PIROI-member National Societies (Comoros, Madagascar,...
A methological guide for the implementation of awareness activities on health risks
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...
EMINI LEARNING – Psychological First Aid
Psychological first aid (PFA) is a simple, yet powerful way of helping someone in distress. It involves paying attention to the person’s reactions, active listening and if relevant, practical assistance to help address immediate problems and basic needs. Learning...
BILAN : OPERATIONS LOGISTIQUES EN 2019
Le département Logistique de la PIROI apporte un appui opérationnel aux activités du programme régional de gestion des risques de catastrophes qui vise à réduire l’impact des catastrophes naturelles et sanitaires et les effets du changement climatiques sur les...
An emergency plan to assist those affected by Cyclone BELNA in Madagascar
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...
Cyclone Belna: Mobilisation of the PIROI delegation in Mayotte
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...
Public health in emergencies training course
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...
Comoros: FRC and AFD forge a closer partnership to improve the quality of care by strengthening community health
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...
2019-2020 cyclone season : preparing for floods
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 2017, 2018...
Launch of a Disaster Risk Management project in Mayotte & 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...
PIROI Partners’ Meeting
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...
‘Behaviour to adopt in a flooded environment’ training course: participants take the plunge!
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...