PMO has been supporting with Health & PSS, WASH, DRR & CPP, Relief & Livelihood, Shelter, PGI and CEA interventions at 17 camps in Ukhiya & Teknaf and 04 unions in Ukhiya upazila intensively and by implementing Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP) covering all 34 camps in Cox’s Bazar district targeting 884,000 people of camp settlement
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Key Achievements March 2020-December 2021
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Enhancing Disaster Preparedness for Effective Response Extreme Weather and Disaster Preparedness in Cox’s Bazar Humanitarian Response The influx of Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals into Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, triggered by violence in the Rakhine in August 2017, has been recognized as uniquely rapid, large, and resulting in some of the largest, most disaster-vulnerable refugee camps in
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The report covers the information of June-August 2021 which is the second quarterly report of this year. Due to COVID-19 pandemic situation, different reports on COVID-19 response were prepared and published in Jan-May 2021. This report captured the status of the regular activities – long terms programs and other response operations, including COVID-19 response implemented
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With support from Australian Red Cross and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) handed over ambulances and Oximeters to Bangladesh Red Crescent Society(BDRCS) in 7 border districts of Bangladesh namely Shatkhira, Jessore, Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon, Noakhali and Magura on 17 June 2021. These ambulance service will be free 24/7 for COIVID-19 patients. On
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BDRCS Barishal Unit office arranged a project kick off workshop for the UKAID Match funded Livelihood and DRR Project on 31 March 2021 at Grand Park Hotel of Barishal. Civil Surgeon of Barishal and Assistant Police Commissioner of Barishal were present as guests in the workshop. Among others, representatives from different government and city corporation
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The most awaited meeting of the Forecast Based Financing/Action (FbF/A) Taskforce Committee of the Standing Orders on Disaster was held on Tuesday, 15 March 2021 at the Conference Room of Department of Disaster Management of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief. As leading organization of the FbF Working Group, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society and
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A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) of Bangladesh Water Development Board under the Ministry of Water Resources of the Government of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society at the Conference Room of Pani Bhaban. Feroz Salah Uddin, Secretary General of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society signed on behalf
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A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Bangladesh Meteorological Department and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society auxiliary to the government on 11 February 2021. Feroz Salah Uddin, Secretary General of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society signed on behalf of the BDRCS and Shamsuddin Ahmed, Director of Bangladesh Meteorological Department signed on behalf of the Bangladesh Meteorological
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Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) and Swiss Red Cross with the support of Novartis (Bangladesh) Limited distributed 28,000 (Twenty eight thousand) pieces of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which is equivalent to BDT Two crore twenty seven lac among the front line healthcare professionals dealing with Covid 19 cases in four hospitals of the capital. The