Water, Sanitation & Hygiene One of the first things many of us heard after the COVID outbreak began was “Washing hands is the best thing you can do to stay safe!” While it’s safe to say that proper hand hygiene was not habitual for all of us, some of us have...
Author: Jennifer Gilbertson – Norwegian Red CrossIllustrations: DesignIt Do we really know the true scope and spread of COVID-19? Even the highest resourced settings are struggling to track the virus as it spreads and understand the implications on different...
Author: Jennifer Gilbertson – Norwegian Red CrossIllustrations: DesignIt Isolation is crucial to contain the virus, and we have seen that countries where citizens have practiced this has made an impact on transmission of COVID-19. We are also aware that isolation can...
Author: Jennifer Gilbertson – Norwegian Red Cross Illustrations: DesignIt This emergency is not just a health issue. Day by day, we see that social vulnerability is increasing and it needs us to have a global vision on health which is not physical health but...
The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has disconnected people physically, socially, and emotionally. Together with the social movements in the past half-year, Hong Kong is encountering a double whammy. The accumulated emotions make it a very tough time. Without...
Innovation and new ideas originate from many sources, and especially during times of crisis. Communities around the world are asking how they can lend a digital hand. This is wonderful. National Societies are engaged in hackathons for the COVID-19 response. Over the...
Speaking from one of the hardest hit countries, Italian Red Cross volunteers give us an inside look at what’s it’s like to be a first line responder in the time of COVID19. Tommaso Della LongaItalian Red Cross SocietyApril 14,...
Our branch initially called on us [volunteers] and we received training on how the virus spreads, how to avoid being infected, how to train others and how to disseminate messages through all media from home. They later called on us to train others including in markets...
