Red Cross ready for Africa Cup of Nations

26-01-2012 Photo gallery

As usual at large sporting events, Red Cross first-aiders will be standing by at the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations. Volunteers from the Equatorial Guinea and Gabonese Red Cross Societies will be ready when over 80,000 people gather to watch 368 players from 16 national teams play football. There will be a total of 32 matches in Bata, Malabo, Franceville and Libreville.

- Libreville, Gabon. Gabonese Red Cross volunteers set up first-aid tent. Tents will be sited near football venues and at key points in the cities to cover matches as well as concerts and other Cup events.
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Since October 2011, the ICRC and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies have been helping to give first-aid training to Red Cross members in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. These volunteers are now ready for action in Malabo and Bata (Equatorial Guinea) and Libreville and Franceville (Gabon).
- Libreville, Gabon. Volunteers receive first-aid training supported by the ICRC and the International Federation.
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- Africa Cup poster in Libreville. Over 80,000 people will watch 368 players from 16 national teams play 32 matches in Bata, Malabo, Franceville and Libreville.
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- Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The Equatorial Guinea Red Cross is providing the Cup organizers with 80 first-aiders to cover the events in Mababo and Bata.
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- Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea Red Cross volunteers practising resuscitation techniques.
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- Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. In a simulation, a patient's neck is immobilized before she is taken to hospital.
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- Children play football on a beach in Kribi, Cameroon.
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The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations officially began on 21 January.

Red Cross ready for Africa Cup of Nations

26-01-2012 Photo gallery

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