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Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison has praised the St John Volunteers of Hope initiative where a corps of volunteers committed to helping orphans, vulnerable children (OVC) and their families impacted by HIV/ AIDS by providing psychosocial and educational support.

Following the refugees crisis in Europe, hundreds of Johanniter members and volunteers have been involved in helping over 33,000 refugees in the last two weeks. They have built emergency shelters within hours while delivering medical assistance and taking care of people arriving at the rail stations.

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has welcomed the St John motorcycle ambulance project to boost maternal health in areas without adequate infrastructure.

Following the reception evening on Thursday 21 May at the Roxburghe hotel, St John Scotland has announced their support for health programmes in sub Saharan Africa will be extended to the St John Mother and Baby Programme in Malawi and Zambia.

On 25 April, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck central Nepal and just over two weeks later, on 12 May, a second major earthquake hit the country. Current reports suggest 8,000 people have been killed as a result of the first earthquake, with thousands more injured.

Following the success of last year donation of motorcycle ambulances, the French Embassy in Kenya has again donated four motorcycle ambulances to St John Ambulance Kenya to help pregnant women in Wayu sublocation, Tana River county, to access health facilities in case of emergencies.

Earlier in March, a fire that raged across the Southern Section of Table Mountain National Park for a week was caused by an accidental, negligent act.

With 148 people dead and over 70 being wounded by the attack by four gunmen at Garissa University College in Kenya on Thursday 2 April, St John Ambulance Kenya called for an emergency blood donation to help the victims.