Overview During the reporting period, the Barbados Red Cross Society (BRCS) engaged in one major disaster preparedness project funded through the Caribbean DIPECHO VIII disaster risk reduction...
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Stakeholder Consultation World Humanitarian Summit National Consultation for Barbados - Thursday March 5, 2015 Bridgetown, Barbados Summary Report
Background to the consultation The overall objective of the Barbados National Consultation was to create a space for substantive discussion, reflection and analysis to delve deeper into the World...
Chikungunya Cases Continue To Decline
Published on April 22, 2015 by Joy Springer Cases of chikungunya disease in Barbados continue to decline, with 57 suspected cases reported for the first 12 weeks of this year. In its latest update...
Decline In Chikungunya Cases
Published on February 3, 2015 by Joy Springer The Ministry of Health disclosed today that there has been a decline in the number of confirmed cases of chikungunya in recent weeks. The levels of...
Tsunami Recognition Status Among CTIC Benefits
Published on January 26, 2015 by Julia Rawlins-Bentham Community-based tsunami recognition is among a range of benefits Barbados stands to gain, as part of upcoming initiatives to be rolled out by...
Barbados Can Produce More Food
Published on December 9, 2014 by Aisha Reid It is possible for Barbados to produce 60 to 65 per cent of the agricultural produce consumed by Barbadians. This was revealed by Permanent Secretary in...
Red Cross Donates Mosquito Nets To Health Ministry
Minister of Health, John Boyce, yesterday received a donation of 300 mosquito nets from the Barbados Red Cross Society for use in Government’s health care institutions. Director General of the...
Chikungunya Cases Continue to Rise
by Joy Springer Health Minister John Boyce today revealed that the number of confirmed chikungunya cases in Barbados now stood at 49, with another 200 suspected cases on record. He however...
Chikungunya Updates (October 13, 2014)
by Joy Springer Community Council to Sensitise Residents about Chikungunya The St. Peter Constituency Council will host a seminar to sensitise persons in the community about the chikungunya virus. ...
Ministry of Health Closely Monitoring Chikungunya Outbreak
Published on October 10, 2014 by Joy Springer The Ministry of Health has assured the public that it is continuing to closely monitor the outbreak of chikungunya in Barbados through its surveillance...
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Virus chikungunya continúa propagándose en países caribeños
Caribe, 04 de Octubre 2014 Fuente: Prensa Latina Bridgetown, 4 oct (PL) La Agencia de Salud Pública del Caribe anunció que el virus de chikungunya continúa propagándose en los países caribeños, al...
Confirmed Chikungunya Cases Now At 40
Published on October 2, 2014 by Joy Springer The number of confirmed cases of chikungunya in Barbados now stand at 40. And, according to the Ministry of Health, as of September 26, there were also an...
11 Confirmed Chikungunya Cases
Published on September 4, 2014 by Joy Springer There are now 11 confirmed cases of chikungunya in Barbados while 77 other people are suspected of having the virus. The update came from Senior Medical...
Chikungunya Sensitisation Efforts Continue
Published on August 29, 2014 by Joy Springer The Ministry of Health continues its public awareness programme about the chikungunya virus and how it can be prevented this Saturday, August 30 in St...
The Barbados Red Cross Society 2013 Annual Report (MAABB001)
This report covers the period 01 January 2013 to 31 December 2013 Overview In 2013, key programmes and activities of the Barbados Red Cross Society (BRCS) were affected due to lack of funding after...
Long Term Planning Framework - The Barbados Red Cross Society 2012-2015 Version 2
1. Who are we? The Caribbean Regional Representation Office (CRRO) is based in Trinidad and Tobago and is one of the two regional extension offices of the Americas Zone that delivers secretariat...
Barbados: 2012 Mid-year Report - MAABB001
This report covers the period 01 January 2012 to 30 June 2012 Overview The IFRC`s Caribbean Disaster Risk Management Resource Centre (CADRIM) located in the building of the National Society...
Barbados: 2012 Annual Report - MAABB001
Overview The ECHO-funded DIPECHO VIII disaster risk reduction project was the main activity of the National Society during 2012. It provided a continuing opportunity to work with local communities in...
Ministry Addresses Climate Change and Water Scarcity
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management has obtained funding from the Inter-American Development Bank for a major mains replacement programme. This was disclosed...
Small Health Care Facilities Matter
Enhancing the resilience of smaller health care facilities in Barbados The vulnerability of health facilities in Latin America and the Caribbean to adverse events is well documented. Geographically,...