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Adapting to the impacts of extreme heat in Bangladesh’s labour force
08 May 2023
The health and productivity of the workforce in Bangladesh is under increasing threat in a warming w...
Nobody can predict earthquakes, but we can forecast them. Here’s how
15 Feb 2023
After devastating earthquakes, it’s common to see discussion of earthquake prediction. An eart...
Carbon Offsets: A New Year’s Resolution for Every Humanitarian
18 Feb 2020
For many of us, identifying and planning better habits extend well beyond they first few days in the...
Cyclone Preparedness Programme of Bangladesh
02 May 2018
In late August 2017, widespread violence led to mass displacement of civilians and the suspension of...
Helping Ebola survivors survive in Sierra Leone
22 Apr 2015
By Lisa Pattison, IFRC Without a doubt, stepping over the threshold to leave an Ebola treatment cent...
Being an Ebola responder at an Ebola treatment center: the story of Francis Nallu
22 Apr 2015
This is the story of Francis Nallu, an Infection Prevention Control Supervisor, working at the Ebola...
The pain of surviving Ebola
22 Apr 2015
By Anita Dullard, IFRC As the streets of Bopolu city wake, Tenneh Kamara sits quietly, hands in her ...
Surviving Ebola: Jerald’s story.
22 Apr 2015
Jerald P. Dennis contracted the deadly Ebola virus disease while attending a funeral in Liberia. Aft...
International Response Operations: Perspectives from HQ
15 Apr 2015
The following story was written by Lena Kang, Knowledge Management Intern, GDPC, based from an inter...