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Getting the word out: Women emergency responders in Bangladesh
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Published on: 06/30/2013

Language: English

Author(s): Asian Disaster Preparedness Center

Department: Public Health in Emergencies

Type: Impact Stories and Case Studies

File size: 0.24 MB

 

Publication Overview/Description

Women in Bangladesh’s capital city of Dhaka and in the northern district of Sirajganj are report-edly ready to action as community emergency responders. Asian Disaster Preparedness and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society have teamed-up to train communities throughout the country on how to take action in emergencies through a course known to its participants as, CADRE (Community Action for Disaster Response in Emergencies).