Red Cross aids 16 after fires in Albany and Troy
Volunteers from the Northeastern New York Chapter of the American Red Cross provided immediate emergency aid to 16 people ...
Washington Times-Herald1d
University of Evansville nursing students partner with Red Cross to teach lifesaving skills
A new partnership between the University of Evansville (UE) Dunigan Family School of Nursing and the American Red Cross will equip students with hands-on experiences while promoting vital ...
USA Today13d
Distribution of HIV drugs in poor countries stopped as Trump freezes foreign aid
The distribution of HIV drugs in foreign countries by the U.S. has been paused after President Donald Trump ordered a freeze on foreign aid. The cuts by the Trump administration affect the ...
The Washington Post20d
Rubio backtracks on near-total foreign aid freeze, issues humanitarian waiver
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday approved a new waiver for lifesaving humanitarian assistance in a memo sent to aid groups amid ... Committee of the Red Cross — which is bringing ...
CNN21d
As humanitarian officials warn people could die as a result of Trump’s foreign aid halt, Rubio issues new waiver
The sweeping directive from Secretary of State Marco Rubio to pause nearly all US aid brought scores of programs – from global health to emergency shelter to countertrafficking – to a halt.
Reuters21d
US issues new waiver for humanitarian aid amid freeze
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a waiver on Tuesday for life-saving humanitarian assistance during a 90-day pause in foreign aid while Washington ...
EWN Sport21d
Health Dept: US aid contributes about 17% to SA's HIV/AIDS campaign
FILE: Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. Picture: GCIS. JOHANNESBURG - The Department of Health said that aid from the United States of America contributed about 17% to the country's HIV/AIDS campaign.
NBC News21d
White House orders freeze on federal aid to focus on Trump's conservative agenda
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has ordered a freeze on domestic and foreign federal aid in a sweeping effort to stop government funding for causes that don't fit with his agenda.
HuffPost21d
Lifesaving Items For Your First-Aid Kit In Case Of A Medical Emergency
But just purchasing a first-aid kit from a local store and calling it a day might not be enough. Ernest Grant, president of the American Nurses Association and a leading expert in burn care, said one ...
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Trump's strict foreign funding freeze sparks panic among international aid groups
Jackson said that the agency's only exceptions currently in place covered spending on emergency humanitarian food aid and travel for government officials who were returning to their duty stations ...
CNN21d
Afghanistan food crisis deepens as aid cuts leave many living on ‘just bread and tea’
The head of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan says the agency can only feed half the millions of Afghans in need after cuts in international aid and an impending freeze in US foreign funding.