- “The Red Cross Listens to You”: DEH in ColombiaIn Colombia, humanitarian needs are diverse, ongoing and often converge within the same territories. The country faces simultaneous impacts of migration, socioeconomic hardships, the persistence of armed conflict, gender-based violence, and natural hazards such as floods, landslides and earthquakes. To respond to… Read more: “The Red Cross Listens to You”: DEH in Colombia
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IBF Dengue portal: from emergency response to early detection and prevention
In the last 50 years, dengue fever has spread from nine to over a hundred countries, making it the fastest spreading vector-borne disease. This type of disease is spread by blood-feeding anthropods like… Read more…
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Cash & Voucher Assistance at Scale – Integrating Systems in St. Maarten & Aruba
Written by Saskia Tdlohreg How to set up Digital Cash support when scaling up from serving 100 to over 40.000 People Affected? This was the question 510 faced when launching a Cash and… Read more…
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Zambia Red Cross takes reins on forecast-based action
Written by the Climate Centre In Zambia in recent weeks, major components of the Netherlands-funded Response Preparedness II were handed over to the government and implementing Zambia Red Cross Society (ZRCS) branches as the five-year-old… Read more…
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Impact Based Forecasting for Typhoons in the Philippines
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has incorporated IFRC’s Anticipatory funding mechanism (based on 510’s Typhoon Trigger model) as part of their Anticipatory Action protocol. The German Red… Read more…
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Rumor Tracking Tool in the Philippines: Innovative Approach for Vaccination Campaigns
The Philippines has been facing adverse reactions around vaccination programs which have led to a decreased number of vaccinated people. In 2018, the Philippines witnessed a measles outbreak with over 18,000 cases reported.… Read more…
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Digital Aid in The Netherlands for undocumented migrants
Written by Sander Houston The world is witnessing record levels of migration and displacement, posing some of the most significant humanitarian challenges of modern time. Across the globe, people who migrate or are… Read more…