Canadian Red Cross

Canadian Red Cross

Non-profit Organizations

Ottawa, Ontario 143,901 followers

We help communities in Canada and around the world in times of need and support them in strengthening their resilience.

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The Canadian Red Cross is part of the largest humanitarian network in the world, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. We help people and communities in Canada and around the world in times of need and support them in strengthening their resilience. Emergencies The Canadian Red Cross mobilizes its vast network of volunteers to assist when a disaster strikes, working in support of government to deliver relief to impacted communities and people. The Canadian Red Cross also contributes to international disaster responses by raising funds, as well as deploying resources and trained aid workers to support the local Red Cross. Prevention and safety Through first aid training and water safety programming, the Canadian Red Cross helps Canadians be better equipped to prevent and treat injuries at home and in the workplace, as well as how to be safe in and around the water. Capacity building The Canadian Red Cross provides support to Red Cross societies around the world to build capacity to be better able to able to respond to crises. Community health The Canadian Red Cross delivers services to promote community health, in partnership with provincial governments. Fundamental Principles Our network is vast, but our approach is simple. All Red Cross programs and activities are guided by the Fundamental Principles of Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary service, Unity and Universality.

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https://www.redcross.ca
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Company size
10,001+ employees
Headquarters
Ottawa, Ontario
Type
Nonprofit
Specialties
Migrant and Refugee Services, Restoring Family Links, First Aid and CPR, Violence and Abuse Prevention, Community Health, Emergency Management, Global Health, International Development, Global Emergencies, Disaster Risk Reduction, International Humanitarian Law, and Public Health

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    Canadian Red Cross

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    It’s International #ShakeOut Day!🌍 Join us in an earthquake drill where you can practice ‘Drop, Cover, and Hold On’ with millions around the world! It’s more than just a drill—it’s a chance to identify safe places in your home, build your emergency kit, and review earthquake plans for all buildings you occupy regularly (home, school, work). 🚨 Learn more on how you can be earthquake ready: https://lnkd.in/edDPESyQ

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    The International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC Field Hospital in Rafah is always busy. For more than five months, the international Red Cross team of local and international staff have been striving to meet the increasing needs. Staff, patients, and their families move between tents to access medical services that used to be available at hospitals in Gaza. As many of those hospitals have been destroyed the field hospital is one of the limited healthcare infrastructure in operation. Everything from visits to the emergency department to surgeries happens in these tents. Each morning the team walks through the hospital, checking patients, and planning for the surgeries that will happen that day. The health situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate. Despite humanitarian law stating that health care workers and infrastructure are not a target, only a fraction of health facilities and a few field hospitals are still operational and able to offer services to the more than two million residents of Gaza. It means many patients with chronic diseases, recent injuries or new sicknesses cannot receive treatment. There is an increase in respiratory diseases, and poor health and sanitation conditions mean infections are spreading through displaced populations. Many of the critically wounded have not been able to access care. As a result, the ICRC Field Hospital is in high demand. With support from the Government of Canada Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canadaa and donors, the Canadian Red Cross has provided equipment, medicines and personnel to support the field hospital.

    • The @‌ICRC Field Hospital in Rafah is always busy. For more than five months, the international Red Cross team of local and international staff have been striving to meet the increasing needs. Staff, patients, and their families move between tents to access medical services that used to be available at hospitals in Gaza. As many of those hospitals have been destroyed the field hospital is one of the limited healthcare infrastructure in operation. Everything from visits to the emergency department to surgeries happens in these tents. Each morning the team walks through the hospital, checking patients, and planning for the surgeries that will happen that day. The health situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate. Despite humanitarian law  stating that health care workers and infrastructure are not a target, only a fraction of health facilities and a few field hospitals are still operational and able to offer services to the more than two million residents of Gaza. It means many patients with chronic diseases, recent injuries or new sicknesses cannot receive treatment. There is an increase in respiratory diseases, and poor health and sanitation conditions mean infections are spreading through displaced populations. Many of the critically wounded have not been able to access care. As a result, the ICRC Field Hospital is in high demand. With support from the Government of Canada [TAG] and donors, the Canadian Red Cross has provided equipment, medicines and personnel to support the field hospital.
    • The @‌ICRC Field Hospital in Rafah is always busy. For more than five months, the international Red Cross team of local and international staff have been striving to meet the increasing needs. Staff, patients, and their families move between tents to access medical services that used to be available at hospitals in Gaza. As many of those hospitals have been destroyed the field hospital is one of the limited healthcare infrastructure in operation. Everything from visits to the emergency department to surgeries happens in these tents. Each morning the team walks through the hospital, checking patients, and planning for the surgeries that will happen that day. The health situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate. Despite humanitarian law  stating that health care workers and infrastructure are not a target, only a fraction of health facilities and a few field hospitals are still operational and able to offer services to the more than two million residents of Gaza. It means many patients with chronic diseases, recent injuries or new sicknesses cannot receive treatment. There is an increase in respiratory diseases, and poor health and sanitation conditions mean infections are spreading through displaced populations. Many of the critically wounded have not been able to access care. As a result, the ICRC Field Hospital is in high demand. With support from the Government of Canada [TAG] and donors, the Canadian Red Cross has provided equipment, medicines and personnel to support the field hospital.
    • The @‌ICRC Field Hospital in Rafah is always busy. For more than five months, the international Red Cross team of local and international staff have been striving to meet the increasing needs. Staff, patients, and their families move between tents to access medical services that used to be available at hospitals in Gaza. As many of those hospitals have been destroyed the field hospital is one of the limited healthcare infrastructure in operation. Everything from visits to the emergency department to surgeries happens in these tents. Each morning the team walks through the hospital, checking patients, and planning for the surgeries that will happen that day. The health situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate. Despite humanitarian law  stating that health care workers and infrastructure are not a target, only a fraction of health facilities and a few field hospitals are still operational and able to offer services to the more than two million residents of Gaza. It means many patients with chronic diseases, recent injuries or new sicknesses cannot receive treatment. There is an increase in respiratory diseases, and poor health and sanitation conditions mean infections are spreading through displaced populations. Many of the critically wounded have not been able to access care. As a result, the ICRC Field Hospital is in high demand. With support from the Government of Canada [TAG] and donors, the Canadian Red Cross has provided equipment, medicines and personnel to support the field hospital.
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    In September, the Canadian Red Cross joined leaders from 19 Northern Manitoba communities at the first-ever Health Emergency Management Symposium held in Thompson. Doug Mercer, Chair of the Health Emergency Management Symposium, shares, "In an event such as this, we get community input. We learn the realities, the things that are not captured in reports, that are not captured in financial statements. The real life situations that communities experience on an ongoing basis and the impacts of it.” By engaging with communities firsthand, we foster empathy and understanding. Together, we can address mental wellness challenges, help people cope, stay resilient, and improve their quality of life.

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    Canadian Red Cross

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    Hear from Michael Tesfaye, Canadian Red Cross regional representative for the Middle East North Africa region, on the ground in Amman, Jordan on how the Lebanese Red Cross has been responding around the clock to the escalating violence in Lebanon. You can help by donating to Lebanon Humanitarian Needs Appeal at: https://lnkd.in/eHMas89G Your donation will have double the impact as the Government of Canada will match every donation made by individuals until November 3, 2024.

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    It’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction! Learn three essential disaster preparedness tips from Laurence Huneault, Program Manager on our Risk Reduction & Resilience team 👏⬇️ Between May and September 2024, our Risk Reduction & Resilience team successfully hosted over 40 webinars, reaching more than 1,500 participants. These sessions, offered in both English and French, focused on key topics such as general emergency preparedness, extreme heat, wildfires, mental health, well-being, and Psychological First Aid. Special presentations were given by partners like The Resilience Institute, Kids Help Phone, and FireSmart. Learn more by watching our Disaster Preparedness Virtual Learning Series on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eggw34fF #DRRday

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    While there are so many difficult moments for the team working in the International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC Field Hospital in Rafah, Gaza, there are also moments of joy. The birth of a baby brings some of those moments. Meet two of the more than 168 babies born at the field hospital. Nous was born at the field hospital in early September. Her parents Eman and Daif had their whole family coming to celebrate. Sara’s birth was a little trickier -- Aisha gave birth early in the morning, the same moment the generator that was providing much-needed light stopped due to scheduled maintenance. With the support of midwife Minna Vanhamäki from the Finnish Red Cross, Aisha delivered a healthy baby girl. The ongoing conflict in Gaza leaves people in need of access to vital medical care. Since the escalation in hostilities, the Red Cross team including local and international staff have been working at the field hospital to address the increasing needs. With funding from the Government of Canada Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada and the public, the Canadian Red Cross continues to support the ICRC Field Hospital with equipment, medicines, and personnel. Photo credit: Olav A. Saltbones / Norwegian Red Cross

    • While there are so many difficult moments for the team working in the @‌ICRC Field Hospital in Rafah, Gaza, there are also moments of joy. The birth of a baby brings some of those moments. Meet two of the more than 168 babies born at the field hospital. Nous was born at the field hospital in early September. Her parents Eman and Daif had their whole family coming to celebrate. Sara’s birth was a little trickier -- Aisha gave birth early in the morning, the same moment the generator that was providing much-needed light stopped due to scheduled maintenance. With the support of midwife Minna Vanhamäki from the Finnish Red Cross, Aisha delivered a healthy baby girl. The ongoing conflict in Gaza leaves people in need of access to vital medical care. Since the escalation in hostilities, the Red Cross team including local and international staff have been working at the field hospital to address the increasing needs. With funding from the Government of Canada @‌CanadaDev and the public, the Canadian Red Cross continues to support the ICRC Field Hospital with equipment, medicines, and personnel. Photo credit: Olav A. Saltbones / Norwegian Red Cross
    • While there are so many difficult moments for the team working in the @‌ICRC Field Hospital in Rafah, Gaza, there are also moments of joy. The birth of a baby brings some of those moments. Meet two of the more than 168 babies born at the field hospital. Nous was born at the field hospital in early September. Her parents Eman and Daif had their whole family coming to celebrate. Sara’s birth was a little trickier -- Aisha gave birth early in the morning, the same moment the generator that was providing much-needed light stopped due to scheduled maintenance. With the support of midwife Minna Vanhamäki from the Finnish Red Cross, Aisha delivered a healthy baby girl. The ongoing conflict in Gaza leaves people in need of access to vital medical care. Since the escalation in hostilities, the Red Cross team including local and international staff have been working at the field hospital to address the increasing needs. With funding from the Government of Canada @‌CanadaDev and the public, the Canadian Red Cross continues to support the ICRC Field Hospital with equipment, medicines, and personnel. Photo credit: Olav A. Saltbones / Norwegian Red Cross
    • While there are so many difficult moments for the team working in the @‌ICRC Field Hospital in Rafah, Gaza, there are also moments of joy. The birth of a baby brings some of those moments. Meet two of the more than 168 babies born at the field hospital. Nous was born at the field hospital in early September. Her parents Eman and Daif had their whole family coming to celebrate. Sara’s birth was a little trickier -- Aisha gave birth early in the morning, the same moment the generator that was providing much-needed light stopped due to scheduled maintenance. With the support of midwife Minna Vanhamäki from the Finnish Red Cross, Aisha delivered a healthy baby girl. The ongoing conflict in Gaza leaves people in need of access to vital medical care. Since the escalation in hostilities, the Red Cross team including local and international staff have been working at the field hospital to address the increasing needs. With funding from the Government of Canada @‌CanadaDev and the public, the Canadian Red Cross continues to support the ICRC Field Hospital with equipment, medicines, and personnel. Photo credit: Olav A. Saltbones / Norwegian Red Cross
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    The Canadian Red Cross has launched the Hurricanes Milton and Helene Appeal. Donations to the Canadian Red Cross will assist those affected by Hurricanes Milton and Helene. As Floridians struggle with the new damage from Milton, the American Red Cross is on the ground working around the clock in Florida, and the Carolinas, Georgia and Tennessee to provide shelter, food, water, relief supplies and comfort to those still coping with destruction left behind by Hurricane Helene. You can help by donating to the Canadian Red Cross Hurricanes Milton and Helene Appeal: https://brnw.ch/21wNEIR

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    Just announced: The Government of Canada Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada will match donations from individuals made to the Canadian Red Cross Lebanon Humanitarian Needs Appeal between September 24 and November 3, 2024. This means that every $1 donated will become $2 to help individuals in Lebanon affected by the ongoing humanitarian crises now and as the situation evolves. You can help by donating at https://brnw.ch/21wNC31

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    International humanitarian law (IHL) is a set of rules that seek to limit the effects of armed conflict. Also called the rules of war or the rules of armed conflict, IHL protects people who are not or are no longer participating in the hostilities and restricts the means and methods of warfare. IHL is not optional. All parties to a conflict have an obligation to follow the rules of war, everywhere and at all times.

    • International humanitarian law (IHL) is a set of rules that seek to limit the effects of armed conflict. Also called the rules of war or the rules of armed conflict, IHL protects people who are not or are no longer participating in the hostilities and restricts the means and methods of warfare. IHL is not optional. All parties to a conflict have an obligation to follow the rules of war, everywhere and at all times.

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