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Nigeria flood: thousands in dire need of basic life support
Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) is on the ground with our volunteers helping fellow Nigerians affected by the ongoing devastating floods across 34 out of 37 states.
A rapid assessment conducted by our 37 Branches across the country shows that at least 241,000 households have been affected with over 19,000 households displaced.
Many of the affected persons, who are yet to come to terms with the situation they found themselves, are in makeshift camps set up in schools or with host communities and in dire need of food, cloth and other basic life support. Their means of livelihood and homes have been wiped out. They have no safe drinking water. Thus, cholera outbreak has been announced in six states.
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Health worker Hauwa Mohammed Liman executed in captivity Abuja/Geneva (ICRC) – A second health worker held hostage in Nigeria has been murdered. It's utterly devastating that we have to write that sentence. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) received information indicating that Hauwa Mohammed Liman has been killed by her captors in a despicable act of cruelty. Read More |
Red Cross responding to urgent needs of displaced communities following devastating floods Yahaya Musa sits inside his shanty temporary shelter he has constructed next to his flooded home. A few precious belongings are stacked next to the draped tarpaulin walls. Read More |
| @nrcs_ng has flagged off distribution of food and non food items to persons affected by the flood |
Nigeria flood: Thousands in dire need of basic life support The worst is still being expected as the torrential rainfall seems to have no plan to recede. A rapid assessment conducted by the Nigerian Red Cross Society shows that over 1.5 million people are affected. Read More |
NRCS Kano branch conducted a spinal injury management simulation during the world spinal cord injury day organized by the spinal cord injury association of Nigeria (SCIAN) |
Communication team from ICRC and NRCS held a session with civil societies organization in makurdi Benue state, to disseminate the activities of red cross |
| Kano Red Cross trains youths on emergency response Nigerian Red Cross society, Kano state branch has trained youths in 39 local government areas of the state in basic emergency response on the high ways, with a view to mitigating deaths resulting from road traffic accidents in the state. Read more |
IFRC Poised To Boost Their Standard Of Operations Speaking at the opening of a conference a 3-day workshop to adopt a youth policy in line with the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) and Red Crescent Societies and to help streamline the youth in the humanitarian service organisations on 15th September, 2017 in Accra |
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NIGERIAN COMPLEX EMERGENCY RESPONSE The Nigerian Red Cross Society has started distribution of cash and NFIs including buckets, Aquatabs mosquito nets to 4, 500 IDPs in the North East state of Adamawa. |
| Red Cross reiterates commitment to prioritise safety of Nigerians Nigerian Red Cross (NRC) society says it will continue to prioritise safety of lives for Nigerians amid the constant presence of hazards, risks and vulnerability. Austin Umude, chairman, NRC, Kosofe division of Lagos State, said the goal of the body was to serve humanity, adding that safety of others was our priority, saying, “We endeavour to be faithful to the rules of the Federal Government of Nigeria, and agreeing to be ready for emergencies in the society.” Read More |
| Social Media Guidance for Staff and Volunteers Introduction This guide for the NRCS staff and Volunteers become imperative as we continue to strive to maintain neutrality in all spheres of life as Red Cross staff and volunteers. |
Standard operating procedures for NRCS volunteers when responding to casualty needs following suicide attacks or other situations involving explosions Introduction The evolution of the situation in the northeast particularly has seen an increase in the number of suicide attacks, and even more concerning, multiple attacks in the same location. This poses a major risk to the NRCS volunteers who often respond by providing first aid and evacuation of casualties, as well as in the collection of dead bodies thereafter. Read More |
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