📌 📢 IRC launches emergency response as rare #ebola strain with no vaccine spreads across eastern #DRC and #uganda

🔹 Laboratory analysis suggests the outbreak involves the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which currently has no licensed vaccine

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#civildefence #emergencyresponse
#ihl #news #africa

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Source: rescue.org / WHO

https://www.rescue.org/press-release/irc-launches-emergency-response-rare-ebola-strain-no-vaccine-spreads-across-eastern

IRC launches emergency response as rare Ebola strain with no vaccine spreads across eastern DRC and Uganda | The IRC

IRC launches emergency response as rare Ebola strain with no vaccine spreads across eastern DRC and Uganda

IRC launches emergency response as rare Ebola strain with no vaccine spreads across eastern DRC and Uganda

📌 Joint statement from President of the #ICRC Mirjana Spoljaric and the President of the #IFRC Kate Forbes

(Publ. MAY-08)

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#RedCross #RedCrescent
#healthcare #news

"We call on all those with influence and responsibility to uphold the protections that civilians, medical personnel, humanitarian workers and communities depend on"

https://www.icrc.org/en/statement/icrc-ifrc-world-red-cross-red-crescent-day-call-uphold-protections-civilians-medical-personnel-humanitarian-workers-communities-depend-on

"We call on all those with influence and responsibility to uphold the protections that civilians, medical personnel, humanitarian workers and communities depend on"

International Committee of the Red Cross

📲 A limited number of patients, wounded people and their companions are leaving the #RedCrescent (PRCS) headquarters in #KhanYounis, southern #gaza, towards the #rafah land border crossing with #egypt, to complete their treatment abroad

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#PRCS
#emergencyresponse
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#UNres2803scam

Video WAFA (AR) MAY-06

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l56pKuV3a3g

عدد محدود من المرضى والجرحى يغادرون قطاع غزة عبر معبر رفح البري لاستكمال العلاج في الخارج

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Last #weekend drone & missile attacks on #Lebanon by #Israel kill at least 60, some 40+ on Sunday alone with #Israeli forces notably using "quadruple tap" strikes to hit rescuers, attacks that aim to kill #RedCrescent teams retrieving bodies and evacuating the wounded....overall Israeli strikes have killed nearly 500 Lebanese since that so-called brokered #ceasefire was declared on April 16

...that's the kind of fun travel news #Netanyahu , Stephen Miller and his #WhiteHouse boyz love to offer the hoi polloi weekly...

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/trump-navy-strait-hormuz-iran-israel-lebanon-abortion-access

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy523z7x0g5o

Agi: In Iran è entrato il primo carico internazionale di aiuti umanitari

AGI -  In Iran è entrato il primo carico internazionale di aiuti umanitari di emergenza attraverso la frontiera con la Turchia. Si tratta del primo trasferimento transfrontaliero riuscito dall’inizio del conflitto. Lo ha confermato a Ginevra un portavoce della Federazione internazionale della Croce rossa e della Mezzaluna Rossa.
In Iran i primi aiuti umanitari 
Il convoglio trasporta 48 tonnellate di aiuti inviati dalla Mezzaluna rossa turca, tra cui tende, coperte e articoli per l’igiene, oltre a duecento kit con forniture avanzate per il trattamento di feriti con traumi.
"Questi set contengono equipaggiamenti essenziali per trattare lesioni gravi e stabilizzare i pazienti, e sono progettati per fornire cure immediate che salvano vite in situazioni critiche", ha spiegato il portavoce Tommaso Della Longa.
Coperte, medicinali e 200 generatori 
Il Comitato internazionale della Croce rossa ha inoltre inviato alla Mezzaluna rossa iraniana 171 tonnellate di beni domestici essenziali per coprire i bisogni di 25 mila persone. Il contenuto di cinque camion è stato consegnato ieri, mentre il resto arriverà entro la fine della settimana. L’organizzazione ha anche donato 200 generatori e 100 motopompe acquistati localmente per sostenere le operazioni di soccorso e salvataggio.
La Croce Rossa: "Contesto umanitario molto difficile" 
Per la Croce rossa, il successo di questa prima operazione transfrontaliera rappresenta un primo passo per rispondere alle richieste iraniane "in un contesto umanitario molto difficile", caratterizzato da bisogni medici molto elevati. Il portavoce ha inoltre sottolineato il forte impatto psicologico degli attacchi sulla popolazione civile e il lavoro dei volontari della Mezzaluna rossa iraniana, impegnati costantemente nel soccorso tra le macerie, attività durante la quale almeno quattro di loro sono stati uccisi in attacchi successivi.
Distribuzione degli aiuti in Iran 
Si tratta del primo aiuto che la Federazione riesce a far entrare nel Paese, dove è diventata il principale fornitore di assistenza d’emergenza nelle sei settimane di guerra con Stati Uniti e Israele.
Il carico ha attraversato la frontiera domenica ed è in arrivo a Teheran, da dove verrà distribuito in base alle necessità dei team di primo soccorso operativi nella capitale e in altre aree del Paese.

The first international shipment of humanitarian aid has arrived in Iran.

ICRC - In Iran, the first international emergency humanitarian aid shipment has entered through the border with Turkey. This is the first successful cross-border transfer since the start of the conflict. A spokesperson for the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent confirmed it in Geneva.

Humanitarian Aid in Iran

The convoy carries 48 tons of aid sent by the Turkish Red Crescent, including tents, blankets and hygiene products, as well as two hundred kits with advanced supplies for treating trauma victims with injuries.

“These kits contain essential equipment to treat serious injuries and stabilize patients, and are designed to provide immediate care that saves lives in critical situations,” explained spokesperson Tommaso Della Longa.

Blankets, medicines and 200 generators

The International Committee of the Red Cross has also sent 171 tons of essential household goods to the Iranian Red Crescent to meet the needs of 25,000 people. The contents of five trucks were delivered yesterday, while the rest will arrive by the end of the week. The organization has also donated 200 generators and 100 motor pumps purchased locally to support rescue and salvage operations.

Red Cross: “Very Difficult Humanitarian Context”

For the Red Cross, the success of this first cross-border operation represents a first step to respond to Iranian requests “in a very difficult humanitarian context,” characterized by very high medical needs. The spokesperson also emphasized the strong psychological impact of the attacks on the civilian population and the work of the Iranian Red Crescent volunteers, who are constantly involved in rescue operations among the rubble, during which at least four of them were killed in subsequent attacks.

Distribution of Aid in Iran

This is the first aid that the Federation manages to get into the country, where it has become the main supplier of emergency assistance in the six weeks of war with the United States and Israel.

The shipment crossed the border on Sunday and is arriving in Tehran, from where it will be distributed according to the needs of the first aid teams operating in the capital and other areas of the country.

#first #Turkey #RedCrescent #Geneva #48tons #TommasoDellaLonga #theRedCross #171tons #Iranian #theUnitedStates #Israel #Tehran

https://www.agi.it/estero/news/2026-04-14/iran-primo-carico-aiuti-umanitari-36587538/

Agenzia Nova: Iran: Mezzaluna Rossa, danneggiati oltre 300 centri sanitari e 760 scuole

31 mar 13:23 - (Agenzia Nova) - Oltre 300 centri sanitari e 760 scuole sono state danneggiate in Iran dall'inizio degli attacchi di Stati Uniti... (Irb)

Iran: Red Crescent, over 300 health centers and 760 schools damaged.

Mar 31 13:23 - (Agenzia Nova) - More than 300 healthcare centers and 760 schools have been damaged in Iran since the start of the attacks by the United States... (Irb)

#RedCrescent #AgenziaNova #theUnitedStates

https://www.agenzianova.com/a/69cbafb9a793f6.26361110/7222164/2026-03-31/iran-mezzaluna-rossa-danneggiati-oltre-300-centri-sanitari-e-760-scuole