For a four-year-old child, receiving a package in the mail is about as exciting as it gets. So imagine the delight when a book is delivered every month. That’s the idea behind the Imagination Library of Wood Buffalo in northern Alberta. The organization delivers an age-appropriate book monthly to more than 1,800 children, from birth until they reach the age of five.
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A dedicated emergency management volunteer, a passionate water safety instructor trainer and a loyal educator have received the highest award given by the Canadian Red Cross. The three Alberta volunteers were given the Order of Red Cross, which recognizes extraordinary people who have provided outstanding humanitarian service at home and abroad.
Au Honduras, les besoins sanitaires sont considérables après le passage des ouragans Eta et lota, et ne se limitent pas aux besoins sanitaires physiques que l’on constate sur le terrain. Après avoir été confronté à une instabilité économique, à de la violence, à la pandémie de COVID-19 et maintenant à deux ouragans dévastateurs, le Honduras connaît des besoins en santé mentale immenses qui ne peuvent être ignorés.
Cette diplômée en médecine à l’international est actuellement conseillère en santé publique à la Croix-Rouge canadienne, où elle dirige les équipes responsables de la prévention et du contrôle des épidémies qui sont au front dans l’intervention contre la COVID-19.
In early 2020, as measures to try to contain the spread of COVID-19 began, many of us had no idea how much our lives were about to change. Physical distancing, remote learning, lockdowns, and wearing masks would soon become a temporary way of life around the world. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel – Health Canada approved vaccines are now being distributed!
Pour se renseigner ou trouver des réponses au sujet des vaccins contre la COVID-19, il importe de ne pas oublier qu’une grande quantité de fausses informations circulent. Vérifiez toujours si les renseignements que vous consultez sont récents et s’ils proviennent de sources fiables et crédibles.
“I have learned that I am very capable of doing anything that I put my mind to,” says Dr Denisse Borbor following her shift at a long-term care home in Quebec.
The international medical graduate is currently a public health care advisor for the Canadian Red Cross, leading epidemic, prevention and control teams on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response.
Since 2012, the Government of Canada has provided funding to a Canadian Red Cross project to support the Mali Red Cross and Mali Ministry of Health in delivering health services to rural communities, with a focus on maternal, newborn and child health. These services are sorely needed as, according to the latest estimates, Mali has some of the highest child and maternal mortality rates in the world.