3rd National Disaster Response Team Training | 12-16 March 2018 | Ayutthaya, Thailand
Under the USAID project, Thai Red Cross Society (TRCS), with technical support from IFRC, conducts the third (last) National Disaster Response Team (NDRT) training during 12 to 16 March 2018, with a focus on Water and Sanitation(WATSAN) and Public Health in Emergency(PHiE).
The objective of this training is to build the capacity of TRCS headquarter and provincial staffs (Health station) in assessment, planning, implementation, and coordination of WATSAN and PHiE interventions. The participants include the TRCS staff who already trained as NDRT in the last two introduction courses.
The expected outcome are i) TRC staffs have knowledge and skills on WATSAN and PHiE, ii) TRCS staff are able to develop emergency assessment (need assessment and assessment plan) and emergency plan of action , iii) to encourage the collaboration of TRCS at Headquarter and provincial Red Cross chapter/health station and DDPM, and iv) to increase the manpower of TRCS for WATSAN and PHiE specialist.
Total of 34 participants (F 25, M9) attended this training.
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Photos by Thai Red Cross Relief and Community Health Bureau
Photos by IFRC Bangkok
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Regional Meeting on Building Stronger TB and TB/HIV Community Partnerships for Advocacy in Asia and the Pacific | 23-25 January 2018 | Bangkok, Thailand
Based on Stop TB 2017 Global Report, the following Asia and Pacific countries have the highest Tuberculosis (TB) burden: Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Papua New Guinea.
The Stop TB Partnership, IF RC, and regional TB/HIV community advocacy networks share a vision of a world where everyone, including those most vulnerable and marginalized, can access healthcare. This includes access to tuberculosis and HIV testing, treatment, care, and support. The Stop TB Partnership and IFRC work together to strengthen regional advocacy efforts to hasten the end of TB and HIV epidemics and to build connections between community advocates, National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and other key actors.
During 23-25 January 2018, the two parties organized a meeting titled “Stop TB Partnership and IFRC Joint Regional Meeting on Community TB and HIV Advocacy” with the aim to strengthen the regional TB advocacy efforts in Asia and the Pacific by building on the existing regional community networks of People Affected by HIV and TB and a network of Red Cross and Red Crescent health and HIV & TB practitioners.
Meeting objectives
- Build the capacity of advocates in coordinated strategy development and implementation.
- Build the awareness among Red Cross Red Crescent staff and volunteers on how to contribute to the paradigm shift that is required to end TB and HIV epidemics.
- Build partnerships between National Red Cross Red Crescent Societies and members of regional TB/HIV community networks, and joint commitments to advance issues of communities, rights and gender (CRG), community monitoring for social accountability, integration of health systems and universal health coverage, strategic planning and political engagement that can contribute to the sustainability of national and regional TB and HIV responses and;
- Advance advocacy priorities for TB Advocates to pursue nationally, regionally and globally.
– Facilitate cooperation and exchange of best practices in service provision, capacity building and technical training;
– Peer-to-peer sharing of experience and skills gained.
– Share common approaches and solutions in the region.
Supporting documents:
- Concept paper
- Agenda 1 and 2
For more information about the event, please visit the official website.
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Gender and Diversity Sensitization in Thai Red Cross’s Supervisor Skill Development Training | 4 December 2017 | Thailand
On 4 December 2017, a two-hour introductory session on Gender and Diversity was conducted at Thai Red Cross’ Supervisor Skill Development (SSD) training by Thai Red Cross Gender Focal Point together with IFRC. The total of 109 staff (five men and 104 women) from different departments in Bangkok and other provinces learned about the key concepts of Gender and Diversity as well as the importance of its programming. The SSD (50-hour) is one of the three management development courses internally organized on a yearly basis by the Human Resources Bureau, with objectives to teach the newly appointed supervisors on the management principles, to build capacity on management method and how to be a supervisor, as well as to create a network to exchange knowledge and experience among them. Initiated by Thai Red Cross endorsed Gender Focal Point, this was the first time that Gender and Diversity was integrated in such fundamental course.
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Thai Red Cross Society: working towards school safety
This brochure highlights and maps Thai Red Cross Society activities to support school safety, including the challenges and way forward. The activities are grouped following the three pillars of Comprehensive School Safety.
This document is made available for other ASEAN countries, namely, Brunei, Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam.
Download: https://www.rcrc-resilience-southeastasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2017-12-21-Thailand-SS-mapping_Final_WEB.pdf