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PNG, 8 May 2021 – Today, we are celebrating World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, a day dedicated to recognising the impact of Red Cross staff and volunteers.. This year the International Red Cross ...
Concerted international action is needed to support Papua New Guinea as a surge in COVID-19 cases overwhelms the Pacific country's health system, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red ...
PNG Red Cross Secretary General Uvenama Rova said hospitals were full and patients were being turned away in provincial areas as well as the capital, Port Moresby.
Today we are celebrating World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, a day dedicated to recognizing the support given by Red Cross/Red Crescent staff and volunteers to some of the world’s most vulnerable ...
On Monday the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said that a concerted international effort is needed to support Papua New Guinea (PNG) as a surge in Covid cases ...
Red Cross PNG secretary general Valachie Quagliata said the full scale of the damage is not yet understood. "Papua New Guinea is a very geographically tough location to attend to the impacted ...
New Zealand Red Cross is preparing to send a specialist IT and Telecommunications humanitarian aid worker to Papua New Guinea to assist with relief efforts in response to the flooding from severe ...
The Red Cross is calling for urgent support for Papua New Guinea as a surge in COVID-19 cases overwhelms the island. Monash University’s Dr Rob Mitchell told Sky News Australia the situation in ...
In the PNG highlands, tribal fighting is no laughing matter. It is estimated to kill hundreds of people and displace thousands more. But the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is ...
About 1,500 people are being evacuated from an island off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea (PNG) after a nearby volcano erupted for the first time, the local Red Cross said on Sunday.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has launched an appeal for NZ$884,193 to assist at least 13,000 people made homeless by Cyclone Guba that smashed into the ...