
Press Release No. 6
Vuli Gauna, for the Director General. Fiji Red Cross Society National Office, 22 Gorrie Street, Suva, FIJI.
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Press Release No. 6
Tropical Cyclone Mick Relief
22
nd
December 2009
1230 hours.
Red Cross Distributes Water & Hygiene Packs to Squatter
Settlements
While piped water supply has begun to reach many residential areas, people living in
squatter settlements continue to complain about the quality of the water reaching
their homes.
Red Cross through its field assessments have identified residents in the squatter
settlement areas within the Suva – Nausori corridor as the most vulnerable to
hygiene related diseases and the urgent need for clean drinking water.
With the assistance of UNICEF, NZAID and AUSAID, our personnel and volunteers
have began to distribute water and hygiene packs to residents at the identified
settlements.
The content of a water and hygiene pack is:
(i)
4 x 10 litres collapsible water containers
(ii)
4 x packets Aqua purification tablets
(iii)
4 x bars of anti-bacterial soap
(iv)
1 x hand wash poster and hygiene related material.
Our trained Health and Care programme officers are visiting these settlements to
ensure that community members especially women and children have access to safe
drinking water and are not prone to water borne/ hygiene related diseases that are
usually prevalent in the aftermath of disasters.
As we gear up for the festive long weekend, we wish all members of the Public a safe
Holiday Season and we urge people to ensure that all their property and belongings
are secured as we are in the midst of our Cyclone season.
END.

Press Release No. 6
Vuli Gauna, for the Director General. Fiji Red Cross Society National Office, 22 Gorrie Street, Suva, FIJI.
PH: 3314 133 FX: 3303 818 Mob: 9992481/ 9992325 Email: r
edcross@connect.com.fj
Website:
www.redcross.com.fj
For media information - Teresia Dolodai: + 679 999 2325
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Photographs
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A Red Cross Water and Hygiene Pack ready for distribution.
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Photograph from the field distributions will be sent out tomorrow – 23/12/09.