When the Canadian Red Cross field hospital cholera treatment centre opened in Nhamatanda, Mozambique on Thursday, Elisa Armando was one of the first into the tent. Elisa, 19, brought her three-year-old son Joaquim who had diarrhea and was throwing up.
The international team of doctors and nurses from Finland, Mozambique, Canada and Israel, worked to get fluids into Joaquim.
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The couple who volunteers together, stays together. At least that’s been the case for Peggy and John Pinkerton. Married for 63 years next month, the two worked together in the insurance industry prior to retirement and have been Red Cross Meals on Wheels volunteers for more than two decades.
Une génératrice livrée dans une brouette est l’une des pièces d’équipement qui ont permis de sauver la vie d’une mère et de son bébé lors d’une panne de courant à l’hôpital de Nhamtanda, dans le centre du Mozambique. Il pleuvait à verse le jour de la naissance d’Evalina.
Lorsque les tornades ont frappé le secteur Mont-Bleu de Gatineau, le 21 septembre dernier, Carmen était au volant de sa voiture. Elle ne savait pas qu’une tornade s’approchait. Employée à la succursale Walmart du Plateau depuis près de 10 ans, elle n’a pas son cellulaire sous la main, lorsqu’elle travaille.
When the tornadoes hit the Mont-Bleu neighbourhood on September 21st of last year, Carmen was behind the wheel. She had no idea that a tornado was coming. Carmen has been a Walmart associate at the Plateau branch for nearly 10 years and doesn’t carry her cellphone with her at work.
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Grâce à la générosité du gouvernement du Canada et des donateurs ayant contribué au fonds dédié à l’intervention, la Croix-Rouge canadienne a pu déployer son hôpital mobile au Mozambique. Une équipe de 25 travailleurs humanitaires canadiens composée de personnel médical, infirmier et technique.
Thanks to the generosity of the government of Canada and Canadians donating to the Cyclone Idai appeal, Canadian Red Cross has sent its emergency field hospital to Mozambique. The hospital will be staffed by 25 Canadian aid workers, including doctors, nurses and technicians. They will help alleviate the tremendous strain that has been placed on local services and health professionals who have been working non-stop to provide urgent care.