Red Cross Red Crescent publications on health and development
The Red Cross and Red Crescent key advantage is the capacity to undertake direct action at community and household level whilst having also access to policy-makers.
National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies engage in disease prevention, mitigation and response. Volunteers trained in community-based first aid are the entry point for health education activities at community and household level. National Societies also respond to outbreaks to support government structures. Volunteers are active in relief distribution, identifying an access to basic health structures in case of outbreak.
Areas of action include: community first aid, blood collection, polio immunization, measles vaccination, HIV programmes, menengitis preparedness, tuberculosis treatment, water and sanitation programmes, distribution of bed nets to prevent malaria.
- Global Agenda on Health
- Red Cross Red crescent Successes in Global Health
- In Support of the Millenium Development Goals
- Mother and Child Health
