The Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC) was elected member of the Governing Board of the International Federation Red Cross (IFRC)
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Zeinhom is one of the largest squatter areas in Cairo as its area amounts to 50 acres. When the implementation of this development project started in 1999, it was inhabited by 4000 households (about 20,000.00 capita).
Since its first appearance on the 17th of February 2006,ERC started a comprehensive program to combat the spread of influenza and mitigate the possible spread of an epidemic.
The ERC had a considerable and effective role in providing humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people in Gaza before, during, and after the assault.