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Uganda Red Cross is implementing a community-based preparedness programme that trains communities to detect potential Ebola outbreaks and respond by reporting the signs and eventually participating in the effort to save lives. The programme also uses an app to issue epidemic alerts in real time, which has proven successful in saving patients.
In a high-risk Ugandan district, Red Cross officials and partners are using music and drama to convey preparedness messages about Ebola. Attracting and educating big groups of people, a musical drama has proven to be a successful alternative to ineffective home-to-home interventions. The first suspected Ebola case was even identified thanks to the play.
Uganda Red Cross is changing its approach to disaster interventions by supporting communities before disaster strikes, which will reduce the cost of interventions by 60% because it is more costly to wait until disasters occur. Some strategies include providing cash directly to those affected and integrating weather forecasts into interventions.
The conference will be held as part of the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) celebrations in Uganda, and will be the key highlight of the theme for the celebration.
The Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) recently conducted a baseline survey to strengthen its Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) interventions in Bududa and Manafwa Districts with funding from DFID through British Red Cross...
The Uganda Red Cross Society on September 30, 2011 handed over a disaster risk reduction project that enhanced sustainable climate change adaptation, improved access to safe water and addressed flood and drought risks...
Uganda Red Cross has launched its 2011-2015 Strategic Plan which aims to implement preventive measures while strengthening community capacity to resist - or cope with - and recover from disasters...
The Minister for Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Professor Tarsis Kabwegere presided over the celebrations, carried out in a bid to mitigate the impact of natural hazards, responsible for the victims of the Bududa landslides, in March this year...
Voluntary Commitments
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The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.