#red-cross — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #red-cross, aggregated by home.social.
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#OnThisDay Birth Anniversary of Henry Dunant (1828) - Swiss businessman, social activist and the founder of the #RedCross. His birthday is celebrated as World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day.
Happy Birthday Sir David Attenborough (1926) - English broadcaster, biologist, natural historian and author.
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ICRC: Over 11,000 missing in Sudan war. #Africa #InternationalOrganisations #News #RedCross #Sudan #UN
https://iwpost.com/icrc-over-11000-missing-in-sudan-war/?fsp_sid=7779 -
🗺️📲Canadian Red Cross is looking for the Programme Coordinator (Community Mapping). The role includes #mapathon facilitation, @openstreetmap data validation, as well as supporting training and data analysis. It is a permanent, partially virtual position, based in Canada.
🔗Check https://bit.ly/CRC-community-mapping-coordinator to find out more.
☝🏻Last chance to apply, as the posting is closing soon - Friday, 8 May (New York time).
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Heute ist der Jahrestag der Befreiung des Konzentrationslagers #Mauthausen. An der Rettung einer Vielzahl von Insassen wirkte Louis Häfliger (1904–1993), ein Delegierter des @icrc.org , mit.
➡️ https://roter-kreis.de/Mauthausen?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=blog (Enzyklopädie: Mauthausen)#RotesKreuz #RedCross #IKRK #ICRC #Häfliger #LouisHäfliger #Befreiung #Konzentrationslager #KZ #Nationalsozialismus #Österreich
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CIRCL AI approach at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
https://www.vulnerability-lookup.org/2026/04/29/icrc-circl-ai-approaches-in-practice/
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@TorbenKlint I once applied to volunteer in the Uganda Red Cross during my high school because I love the work of rescuing and empowering people's lives.
I did this because I aimed at becoming a profeasional Doctor who could also save people' s lives through uncorrupt giving of health care services but it was unfortunate to me that I lacked the school fees and had to end at senior six,with my goals unachieved.
#redcross #health #diseases #life -
Lebanese Journalist Amal Khalil Bombed and Left to Die by Israel
After Khalil was apparently targeted by #Israel, a commentator asserting a connection with the military said #journalists "affiliated with #Hezbollah" are "destined for death."
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/lebanon-journalist-amal-khalil-killed-israelfrom #DropSiteNews
April 22, 2026Prominent Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was killed on Wednesday in what appeared to be a targeted attack by the Israeli military in the town of Tyre in southern #Lebanon. Her employer, Al-Akhbar, confirmed the death of their correspondent Wednesday evening.
The #RedCross was eventually able to return to the area after which Khalil was pronounced dead.
“The repeated strikes on the same location, the targeting of an area where journalists were sheltering, and the obstruction of medical and humanitarian access constitute a grave breach of international humanitarian law,” the CPJ Regional Director said in a statement.
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Lifeblood's blood donation eligibility expands for gay and bisexual men, transgender people
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-20/lifeblood-gender-neutral-assessment-for-blood-donation/106578630Ever since the emergence of HIV/AIDS in the 1980s, and the rampant homophobia and mismanagement in medical professions that helped HIV/AIDS turn into a crisis, the Australian Red Cross has had an overtly anti-LGBT policy regarding who can donate blood or platelets.
The Australian Red Cross insisted on maintaining that policy of exclusion even when called-out for it in recent years. They weren't hiding it; the Blood Bank put it in everyone's face with certain questions in their questionnaire that you fill-in before you donate your blood. I've filled-in those forms and found those questions distasteful. Everyone could see those questions had no basis in medical science, risk management, testing, record-keeping, or their duty of care for patients.
It's shocking to think the hate-based policies of the Australian Red Cross impeded their ability for the last 40 years to collect blood donations from the community to such an extent that it sometimes led to shortages of donor blood in hospitals. This reduced availability and slower emergency access would have cost some patients their life.
I think today's news signals a decades-overdue change of attitude from the Australian Red Cross toward gay and bisexual men and transgender people.
[Edit: nope, it doesn't. The "improved" version of the questionnaire includes a question that's so irrelevant to cis people that it will fly under the radar for most, but it appears designed to hurt and push away trans people.]
I'm yet to see the details, so currently I'm taking it at face-value and with cautious optimism. All-up, I hope that means better care for everyone.
[Edit: now I've seen some of the details, thanks to comments below. This "update" by Australian Red Cross is not about inclusion. It's about enshrining their exclusion of trans people. And the Australian Red Cross are giving themself a pat on the back for it. It's revolting.]
#Lifeblood #BloodBank #HIVAIDS #RedCross #AustralianRedCross #LGBT #LGBTQIA
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RE: https://mstdn.social/@EthicalProfessor/116403487518454739
EXACTLY!!!! Looks like they're Red Crossing!!
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The shipment includes trauma kits and essential relief materials aimed at supporting emergency medical care https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/ed-cross-aid-iran-medical-supplies-war-humanitarian-shipment-g1ecml39?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #RedCross #IranWar #USIran
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"Supposed to be Red Cross, which we support" 🤣 🤥
https://us.cnn.com/2026/04/13/politics/video/trump-jesus-like-post-doctor-digvid