News from the Order of St. John - Working to improve health and wellbeing worldwide.  The Order of St John is a major international charity, accredited to the United Nations, whose organisations provide first aid, health care and support services in over 40 countries around the world. The Order's charitable work is carried out by the St. John Eye Hospital Group in Jerusalem and St John Ambulance organisations worldwide - with volunteers and staff of over 250,000.
The Order of St John traces its origins back 900 years to the Knights Hospitaller from whom St John today derives its inspiration and maxims – Pro Fide Pro Utilitate Hominum, 'For the Faith and in the Service of Humanity.'
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As part of our commitment to the international Order of St John, The St John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland have developed a STAPLE relationship with St John Dominica.
The term STAPLE stands for Short Term Assistance Plus Local Effort.
Our first effort in Short Term Assistance was to ship a set of training mannequins to help develop the skills of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation for St John volunteers on this very poor, but beautiful, Caribbean island, which covers only about 1% of the surface area of Ireland, although with a greater population density.
Dominica is only 50Km long and 25Km wide (smaller than Co Kildare!) and suffers from storms that wash away the roads, isolating communities and forcing them to rely on their own resources.
St John Dominica volunteers act as extenders of the healthcare system in such circumstances.
We hope our efforts will make a positive difference to the people of Dominica. |
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 This March, the newsletter focuses on the efforts of St. John Ambulance to respond to two disasters; huge flooding in Sri Lanka and the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.
It explains how St John Mauritius are preparing for the future through investment and strategic planning.
It also includes articles on how St. John Ambulance are training thousands of people through-out the Carribean in how to respond in the event of a major natural disaster.
Read more from St. John Newsletter - March 2011
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 This August, the newsletter focuses on the Safe Motherhood Program, a project funded by the European Union is a partnership between the German Foundation for World Population (DSW) Kenya, St John Ambulance Kenya, Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA) and St Luke's Hospital. The overall objective of the programme is to improve maternal and reproductive health for young people.
It also includes articles on St John Canada's operations in Haiti, and other news from sister organisations around the world, including details of the Mediterranean Regional Meeting..See the Order of St John Newsletter for August... |
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 This month, the Order of St. John Newsletter features an article about the organisation's continued efforts to combat Cholera around the world, including Cholera prevention in St. John Zambia and efforts to fight the latest outbreak in Papua New Guinea.
It also features information about a Disaster Preparedness project in the Caribbean, funded by our sister organisation, The Johanniter and the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin. Another article pays tribute to the efforts of volunteers in Mumbai, including those who responded during the Mumbai terrorist attacks. See the Order of St John Newsletter for June... |
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 This March, the newsletter focuses the visit to South Africa of the Lord Prior, Professor Anthony Mellows. He was joined by delegates from St. John organisations around the world. The trip included visits to the St. John organisations of South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe. and Uganda.
It also includes articles on the International Youth Festival, where St John New Zealand's Northern Region hosted 400 participants for a week-long Festival, with participants coming from around New Zealand, as well as members of the international St John family from Australia, Canada, England, Germany, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and Wales. See the Order of St John Newsletter for March... |
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