The 2014 Report by National Society for Earthquake Technology -Nepal (NSET) presents an account of NSET’s endeavors and activities towards the enhancement of disaster resilience of communities in Nepal during the past year. The report includes NSET’s initiatives towards i) reducing earthquake risk and building resilience of communities, ii) assisting municipalities in building code implementation in […]
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This external final evaluation offers a candid look at how preparedness shaped Nepal’s ability to respond to and recover from catastrophic seismic risk. Building on the Earthquake Preparedness for Safer Communities (EPS) programme that the British Red Cross (BRC) and Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) had been running in the Kathmandu Valley before 2015, the
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The eruption of Mount Sinabung on 15 September 2013 left 17 dead and more than 30,000 displaced from their homes. This video features recovery efforts via cash voucher distributions for victims of the Sinabung volcanic eruption.
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Hilary Ervin from Tulane and Development Services International discusses gender considerations in the Ebola outbreak response.
Jerald P. Dennis contracted the deadly Ebola virus disease while attending a funeral in Liberia. After spending ten days as a patient in an Ebola treatment centre, Jerald’s tests came back negative. He had survived. This is his story. Jerald Dennis – Ebola survivor and Red Cross volunteer, Liberia Video of Jerald Dennis – Ebola
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By Anita Dullard, IFRC As the streets of Bopolu city wake, Tenneh Kamara sits quietly, hands in her lap and voice low. Motorcycle taxis have already begun beeping their way through town and roosters crow as they roam nearby. The Liberia National Red Cross Society volunteers who have come to support Tenneh lean in close
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This is the story of Francis Nallu, an Infection Prevention Control Supervisor, working at the Ebola treatment center (ETC). I supervise and train a lot of people on how to do the job. I am proud of myself. In the Infection Prevention Control (IPC) unit we have a lot of work to do. Without IPC,
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By Lisa Pattison, IFRC Without a doubt, stepping over the threshold to leave an Ebola treatment centre for the last time gives a patient a certain degree of euphoria. Against many odds they have survived this highly contagious and deadly disease. However, the grim reality of day-to-day survival looms ahead as many have lost the
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Teaching disaster preparedness in schools can be an effective way of reaching teachers and students as well as the surrounding communities -making them safer and better prepared for disasters. Over the past three years, Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) and its partners have been working with schools in three of Nepal’s most hazard-prone districts. Two
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