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June 25, 2009
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Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) Secretary General Gwendolyn Pang will tackle strategies for fundraising during emergencies and disasters on the 9th International Workshop on Resource Mobilization (IWRM) set on June 25-28, 2009 in Bangalore, India.
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June 23, 2009
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 On the 24th of June, the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Solferino, the birth of the Red Cross worldwide. |
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June 23, 2009
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.jpg) On June 24, 1859, during the War of Italian Unification, Franco-Sardinian forces clashed with Austrian troops near the small town of Solferino. About 40,000 men lay dead on the battle field, without adequate medical care. The whole town became a temporary hospital, were thousands of wounded people were brought to churches, schools and homes in need of medical assistance.
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June 23, 2009
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 The Philippine National Red Cross is relentless on its quest to fulfill its mandate to serve the most vulnerable through its provision of life-changing services, and its efforts to alleviate human suffering in times of catastrophes and disasters.
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June 18, 2009
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 As a key partner in health promotion mandated by its mission to alleviate human suffering, the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) will make a major contribution in prevention of Communicable Diseases particularly against dengue. |
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June 17, 2009
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 The country needs 900,000 bags of safe blood every year, Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) Chairman and Senator Richard J. Gordon today said as he called on every Filipino to donate blood voluntarily as part of the country’s share in attaining the global target of a 100% supply of safe blood by 2010. |
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June 17, 2009
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 Every second, someone in the world needs blood. In every country, surgery, trauma, severe anemia and complications of pregnancy are among the clinical conditions that demand blood transfusion. Many patients, however, do not have access to blood when they need it. Of the estimated 80 million units of blood donated annually worldwide, only 38 percent are collected in the developing world where 82% of the world’s population lives. |
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June 15, 2009
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The Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) called on all Filipinos to donate their blood voluntary to achieve the 100 percent, voluntary and non-remunerated blood donation by 2010.
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June 07, 2009
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A dedicated official of the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) - Cotabato Chapter was killed Saturday, June 6, 2009, around 1:45 p.m. in Cotabato Mega Market.
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June 07, 2009
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It is very unfortunate that as the whole nation celebrates June as the Red Cross month, we grieve at the loss of well-respected and admired colleague, Bai Aleta Sinsuat, who was killed by three armed robbers last Saturday. |
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