Archive for May, 2008

Alert: Mosquito-borne Illnesses in Maldives

May 28, 2008

Dengue and Chikungunya outbreak in Maldives

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First Aid demos

May 28, 2008


First Aid demonstrations at the World Red Cross Red Crescent celebrations at Artifical Beach. Interactive demos were conducted by members of the IFRC Disaster Management Team, together with members of the Maldives First Aid Practitioners Network.

Dengue awareness poster.2

May 27, 2008

Get rid of places where mosquitoes lay their eggs

Together we can make this island mosquito free

Let’s clean up the isalnd

Dengue awareness poster.1

May 25, 2008

Dengue is a Life-threatning disease

Dengue is a life-threatening disease

Mosquitos spread Dengue and Chikungunya

Protect yourself from mosquito bites

Get rid of mosquito breeding sites

First Aid Practitioners at RCRC Day Celebrations

May 21, 2008

Trained First Aid practitioners conducted various promotional activities such as quizzes and live demonstrations of basic first aid practices.