• [2012] Emergency Appeals and Reports 2012 MDRSD014 to MDRSV005

IFRC DREF Operation MDRSD014 describes the allocation of money from the DREF to enable the Sudanese Red Crescent Society assist people affected by floods by:  providing safe water, tarpaulins, mosquito nets, soap, acqua tabs, jerry cans, and kitchen sets; providing first aid and health referral services; conducting health education and hygiene promotion activities; and conducting cleaning campaigns and spraying to control mosquitos.

IFRC DREF Operation MDRSD015 describes the allocation of money from the DREF to enable the Sudanese Red Crescent Society respond to an outbreak of yellow fever by:  distributing insecticide treated mosquito nets; conducting a house to house campaign to raise community awareness on yellow fever and related preventive measures; and conducting insecticide spraying campaigns, including treating existing standing water.

IFRC DREF Operation MDRSL002 describes the allocation of money from the DREF to enable the Sierra Leone Red Cross Society respond to a cholera outbreak by:  providing acqua tabs; promoting hand washing and hygienic food handling; demonstrating household water treatment methods; conducting hygiene and health education; and detecting and referring cholera cases to health centres.  The National Society will also strengthen its capacity to prepare for and respond to future outbreaks of epidemics.

IFRC Emergency Appeal MDRSL003 requests donations of cash and in-kind for the Federation to support the Sierra Leone Red Cross Society respond to a cholera epidemic by:  deploying a mobile Basic Health Care Emergency Response Unit to provide clinical case management; providing clinical supervision and on the job training to primary health care units; supplying primary health care units and district hospitals with essential materials for treatment of cholera; training and supervising volunteers who will identify and refer cholera cases to health centres; improving the population's knowledge of hygiene practices, cholera prevention, symptoms and early treatment; improving the epidemiological surveillance capacity of the National Society and its Ministry of Health counterparts; providing safe water; and building, rehabilitating and disinfecting institutional latrines.  The National Society will also strengthen its capacity to prepare for and respond to future outbreaks of cholera, other water borne diseases, and other emergencies.

IFRC DREF Operation MDRSN008 describes the allocation of money from the DREF to enable the Senegalese Red Cross Society prepare for anticipated civil unrest during an election period by training Red Cross first aid volunteers, providing equipment to Red Cross first aid teams, and providing transportation and incentives for the deployment of the additional volunteers.

IFRC Emergency Appeal MDRSS001 requests donations of cash and in-kind for the Federation to support the South Sudan Red Cross assist returnees from Sudan by: distributing non-food relief items; providing water and sanitation services and facilities; promoting hygiene; providing first aid and basic health services; and providing tracing services to re-establish family links.

IFRC DREF Operation MDRASV005 describes the allocation of money from the DREF to enable the Salvadorean Red Cross respond to an outbreak of dengue by supporting the national plan for dengue prevention through education and cleaning campaigns in schools and communities, distribution of information materials in shopping centres, a mass media campaign, and referral of suspected cases to health centres.