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An IFRC vehicle in Talas region, Kyrgyzstan, on the border with Kazakhstan, where the Kyrgyz Red Crescent is implementing CBS to protect communities from infectious diseases.
CBS protecting communities from epidemics in Kyrgyzstan’s rural north
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Cameroon Red Cross volunteers conduct disinfection in the Far North region following the declaration of a cholera epidemic in November 2024.
CBS featured in Cameroon's Emergency Action Protocol for cholera
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Cameroon Red Cross volunteer Rouyatou Ndjidda (right) smiles as she sits and talks with a young woman in Maroua, Far North Cameroon who recovered from catching cholera in November 2024.
CBS helps limit cholera epidemic in Cameroon
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Uganda Red Cross Society volunteers from Wakiso newly trained in CBS to support the 2025 Ebola outbreak response.
Ebola outbreak in Uganda: Uganda Red Cross trains new volunteers in CBS to support response
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Evi and Syera sit and talk with family friend and Indonesian Red Cross volunteer, M’bai, outside their home in July 2024.
CBS used to help save girl in Indonesia from severe dengue
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The Red Cross Society of Panama carries out educational days on dengue prevention in communities, so that people of all ages can help eliminate mosquito breeding sites and implement personal measures such as the use of mosquito nets and repellent.
CBS used by Red Cross Societies in response to the largest dengue outbreak in Central America
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A father and son with mpox isolate themselves and receive treatment at the Mama Elikya mpox treatment centre in Equateur in July 2024.
CBS key to mpox preparedness and response in DRC
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New resource: Interim CBS guidance on mpox
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Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness Newsletter edition #40 now available
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IFRC scales up mpox response in Africa as global health emergency declared
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Community-based surveillance Coordinator & Emergencies Training held in Entebbe, Uganda
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Nigerian Red Cross Society detects and reports first cases of diphtheria in Dikwa, Borno State during November 2023 outbreak
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