'Dangerously unprepared' for the next crisis, the world is: Defining the Red Cross

On Monday, the Red Cross issued a warning that the world is still "dangerously unprepared" for the next pandemic, highlighting the potential for future health crises to overlap with increasingly frequent climate-related disasters. Despite three "brutal" years of the COVID-19 e...

RED CROSS MUSASHINO HOSPITAL CONVERTED BEDS FOR COVID-19 USE; SECOND WAVE INFECTIONS

Highlights –

• Red Cross Musashino hospital converted beds for COVID-19 use; second wave infections.
• The hospital has set aside beds used by regular inpatients normally.
• The government had earlier requested the hospital to secure at le...

U.S. AMBASSADOR TO INDIA DELIVERS FIRST LOT OF 100 VENTILATORS TO INDIA

Highlights

• On May 16, the U.S. President Donald Trump had tweeted about donating ventilators to India in this battle against coronavirus

• This tranche of ventilators was brought in the country from Chicago by Air India flight

Kenneth I Juster, U.S. ambas...

Straightforwardness From Charities About How Funds Are Used Builds Trust and Increases Giving

Certified charities like the American Red Cross regularly use crowdfunding after hurricanes and wildfires. But other, often local, organizations that are quickly created after emergencies can compensate for their lack of government certification by posting frequent updates about how funds are being ...