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Homage to our heroes

Last summer, seven emergency workers from Belgian Red Cross-Flanders were victims of severe violence during a party in Houthalen-Helchteren as they tried to provide assistance. Three volunteers had to be taken to the emergency room. The verdict:...
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Red Cross seeks additional instructors in Vlaamse Rand: goal to train 8,000 citizens in first aid

To train 8,000 citizens in the Vlaamse Rand in First Aid by 2030. To achieve that ambitious goal, Belgian Red Cross-Flanders is investing additional resources in their local operations. They are receiving support for this from Minister of the Vlaamse Rand Ben Weyts....
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3 in 4 Flemings don't know what to do when a baby suffocates

On International First Aid Day, Belgian Red Cross-Flanders releases figures from a recent survey of the population. These show that 3 out of 4 Flemings do not know what to do when a baby suffocates, for example in a toy or food. The...
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Belgian Red Cross-Flanders opens new donor center in Ostend

Belgian Red Cross-Flanders festively opened its 16th donor center, the first on the Belgian coast. With this new location in Ostend, Belgian Red Cross-Flanders aims to make plasma donation more accessible to residents of the region and to achieve its growth ambition for...
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International Day of the Missing

August 30 is International Day of the Missing. With Belgian Red Cross-Flanders , every year we receive hundreds of files from people who are here in Flanders and who have lost their families because of war, violence or...
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Red Cross organizes blood collections at more than 400 locations during summer months to ensure blood supply

Every year during the summer vacations, Belgian Red Cross-Flanders sees a steep drop in the number of blood donations. This puts pressure on the blood supply. In order to provide enough blood this summer as well, 40,000 donors are needed. Red...
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