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Mary Hkawn Tsin loves just doing her job, helping communities in her home state of Kachin. Challenging gender stereotypes just comes with the territory.
Part of a series on innovations in war surgery, this latest instalment explains the ICRC’s new traction splint, which can be put together in five minutes, folded up and adjusted to any size of femur. What’s more, it doesn’t rust and is available at an unbeatable price. ICRC surgeon Hassan Nasreddine drew on his long experience in the field to design this splint for leg fractures. From Ndosho hospital in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, he explains the advantages for both patient and doctor.
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This dynamic and dramatic promotional video shows the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement at work. While the video has no narration and few texts, the images and graphics give viewers a sense of the Movement’s values and how the different members of the Movement provide vital assistance in times of crisis and support communities in becoming stronger and safer through a variety of development projects and humanitarian activities.
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Mary Hkawn Tsin loves just doing her job, helping communities in her home state of Kachin. Challenging gender stereotypes just comes with the territory.
As the Atlantic hurricane season begins and Covid-19 cases rise, countries such as Honduras, already reeling from last year’s storms, are being forced to manage multiple, overlapping crises.
When conflict, climate change, a global pandemic and other disasters challenge the resilience of millions in Ethiopia.
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Mental health and psychosocial services can be critical to recovery efforts in times of crisis.
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