In brief

Programme purpose: The Americas Zone Office is guided in its work with the 35 Red Cross Societies of the Americas by the strategic aims of Strategy 2020 to save lives, protect livelihoods, and strengthen recovery from disasters and crises; enable healthy and safe living; and promote social inclusion and a culture of non-violence and peace. Capacity building efforts are in line with enabling action one to build strong National Red Cross Societies.

Capacitan a médicos y enfermeros bonaerenses para el manejo de este tipo de pacientes El gabinete del ministerio de Salud de la Provincia de Buenos Aires analizó esta mañana los lineamientos del Plan de Acción contra el Dengue 2010 a partir de considerar al escenario actual del país como de "prebrote" y el aumento del riesgo de casos graves de la enfermedad debido a que este año se triplicaron los casos en la zona de Triple Frontera.

"Si bien esperamos poder evitar

KEY DEVELOPMENTS

? From September 27 to 30, heavy rains associated with Tropical Storm Nicole resulted in flash floods and landslides in all of Jamaica's 14 parishes, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. As of October 4, the tropical storm had killed 13 people, injured 27 individuals, displaced 114 others, and caused bridge collapses, road blockages, and other infrastructure damage, according to the Government of Jamaica (GoJ) Office of Disaster Preparedness

-  CENTRAL AMERICA: MEXICO: Tropical Storm Matthew affected Central America and Mexico.

-  GUATEMALA: The rainy season has left 274 people dead and one billion in losses.

-  BOLIVIA: Nearly 4 million hectares have burned due to wildfires.

KEY DEVELOPMENTS

- Four named storms have made landfall in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries to date during the 2010 hurricane season, which lasts from May to November. In recent months, rainfall accumulations significantly above average have exacerbated the effects of the storms in some areas, while also leading to floods and landslides in areas previously unaffected during the hurricane season.

- In early September, USAID/OFDA provided assistance to Guatemala in response to heavy rains that resulted in floods

"Aunque este año en nuestro país el impacto fue mucho menor, el dengue está presente en la región, hay datos que nos preocupan que vienen de Brasil, Paraguay, Ecuador, Venezuela y Colombia", apuntó en un comunicado oficial sobre su visita a una provincia del norte argentino.

"En Brasil hay información de este

In brief

Programme outcome: To increase the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society (IFRC) capacity to assist National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reduce the number of deaths, injuries and the impact of disasters through the timely and adequate financial support for disaster response from the DREF.

Programme(s) summary: At 30 June 2010, IFRC had made 73 allocations from the DREF to support 67 different operations for a total of 11,285,280 Swiss francs bringing assistance to over 3.5