The recent heavy rains in the North and the Spilling of the Waters in the Bagre Dam in Burkina Faso caused massive disruptions in the lives of the People and Communities in the Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions. Lives were lost (over 15 deaths have so far been officially recorded). Destroyed... read more
A regional Mother’s club facilitators, forum has been organised for the regional mothers of the Ghana Red Cross Society in Sunyani. The purpose of the meeting was to meet the women to discuss issues affecting their programmes and also take decision to help the executives run the affairs for the development... read more
About 100 youths from all over the country participated in this year’s biennial youth camp meeting organized by Red Cross society of Ghana in the Upper West region. The camp was held under the theme, “Rekindling the volunteer sprit for humanitarian action”. The theme was aimed at sustaining the... read more
Ghana Red Cross Society has held its General Assembly at Koforidua in the Eastern Region of Ghana, and has elected the following members as it’s National Executive Members for a two term in office to stair the affairs of the National Society. Dr. Micheal Agyekum Addo the incumbent President was re-elected... read more
International humanitarian law is a set of rules which seek, for humanitarian reasons, to limit the effects of armed conflict. It protects longer participating in the hostilities and restricts the means and methods of warfare. The law is also known as the law of war or the law of armed conflict and... read more
The Iran Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has committed $150,000 to Ghana Red Cross Society (GRCS) two-story multi-purpose office complex. The office, when completed, will accommodate all the departments, units and members of staff, as well as the logistics and materials used in training emergency response... read more
A national disaster response team has been set up by the Ghana Red Cross society in the country that will be able to give immediate attention and assistance to emergencies and disasters in the country. A five day training program was held in Accra to train volunteers on the management of disasters and... read more
Ghana Red Cross Society (GRCS) has distributed relief items to 264 families who were seriously affected by the June 3 flood victims in Accra. The provision of the support to the affected persons was through a Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) from the International Federation of the Red Cross and... read more
Torrential rains started on 3 June, 2015 and continued till the next day impacting many parts of the Greater Accra region. The floods resulted in the displacement of community populations, loss of over 200 lives and loss of property and livelihoods. In order to contribute to the relief efforts to relieve... read more
Ebola is a severe infectious disease in humans and animals such as monkeys and gorillas, which is caused by infection with the Ebola virus. It is very infectious, kills in a short time BUT can be prevented. How is it spread? • Ebola is spread through direct physical contact with... read more