Mali Red Cross, also known as CRM, (
French
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: ''Croix-Rouge Malienne'') was founded in 1965 on the basis of the
Geneva Conventions of August 1949 and of the order of 59 PCG 28 March 1959 governing associations and NGOs in the
Republic of Mali. It is headquartered in
Bamako. The primary goal of the Mali Red Cross is to provide aid to people suffering the combined effects of armed conflict, promote nutrition and health, and provide assistance during food shortages. The
(IFRC) recognized the Mali
Red Cross on September 14, 1967, as the 109 national society of the Red Cross and
Red Crescent Societies.
2014 kidnapping
On February 8, 2014, five Malian humanitarian workers, four of them whom were Mali Red Cross workers, were reported missing by the IFRC. Reportedly, the humanitarian workers were traveling on a road between the northern towns of
Kidal and
Gao in Northern Mali before their disappearance. The abductions led to a temporary suspension in the movement of Mali Red Cross staff members in the northern region. On February 11, an Islamist militant group, the
Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, or MUJAO, claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of the five Malian workers. On April 17, 2014, a news release by the Bamako-based IFRC reported that the abducted Mali Red Cross workers had been freed during an undisclosed military operation conducted by French military forces. Two of the workers suffered minor injuries. The remaining three went unharmed.
2014 Ebola response
The first case of the
Ebola virus disease
Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease (EVD) and Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), is a viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates, caused by ebolaviruses. Symptoms typically start anywhere between two days and three weeks after becom ...
in Mali was detected in October 2014. In response, the Mali Red Cross in collaboration with the IFRC and other healthcare organizations throughout Mali launched an Ebola operation in order to combat and prevent the possibility of an
Ebola
Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease (EVD) and Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), is a viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates, caused by ebolaviruses. Symptoms typically start anywhere between two days and three weeks after becom ...
outbreak. With only a total of eight cases that resulted in six deaths, the response was relatively successful. Mali was declared Ebola-free on January 18, 2015.
Statistics
In 2014, the Mali Red Cross distributed over 15,000 tons of food, provided access to drinking water for 240,000 people, and secured 4,100 detainee visits.
References
http://www.ifrc.org/en/what-we-do/where-we-work/africa/mali-red-cross/
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/17/world/africa/mali-red-cross-appeals-for-help.html?_r=0
https://news.vice.com/article/militants-claim-of-mali-red-cross-kidnapping-signals-resurgence
https://www.icrc.org/en/where-we-work/africa/mali
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/feb/11/mali-red-cross-team-abducted-islamists-movement-oneness-jihad
https://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/news-release/2014/04-17-mali-icrc-team-released.htm
http://www.ifrc.org/en/news-and-media/news-stories/africa/mali/mali-red-cross-aids-thousands-fleeing-cote-divoire-conflict/
External links
Official websiteMali Red Cross Profile
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Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies
1965 establishments in Mali
Organizations established in 1965
Medical and health organisations based in Mali