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Providing lifesaving care in the hardest places

Right now, conditions in Gaza remain catastrophic. 1.9 million people have been displaced — many forced to flee more than ten times. Children are going hungry, with nearly 13,000 admitted to hospital for acute malnutrition in just one month.

Australian Red Cross emergency nurse Tracy has just returned from Gaza, where she worked at the International Committee of the Red Cross Field Hospital, the only functioning hospital left in Rafah. What she describes is devastating. “People are exhausted. They have no more tears to give,” she says.

Despite severe shortages of medicines, food and basic sanitation, Red Cross teams continue delivering lifesaving care in the most challenging situations. Infectious diseases are rising rapidly, with around 10,000 new cases each week. Many people with chronic illnesses, like diabetes, can’t access the medication they need to survive.

People caught in this conflict urgently need emergency medical treatment, ongoing care, psychological support, food — and above all, safety. That is what the Red Cross movement works to provide, but we can’t do it without your support.

Australian Red Cross delegate Tracy at the Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah. Photo: supplied.

Your kindness changes lives

Your support helps people worldwide in their darkest times to recover, rebuild and reconnect.
57
Australian Red Cross international delegates were deployed to 25 countries
895
volunteers were matched with 1,586 recipients for in-person exchanges of fun and shared experiences through our Visiting program.
281,923
people received support before, during and after disasters.
32
emergency activations across the country
22
international disaster and crisis response operations received support from Australian Red Cross

Data from Australian Red Cross July 2024–June 2025

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Your donation will help Red Cross support the most vulnerable people in communities in Australia and across the world. Your gift will go to help wherever the needs are greatest. That could be: 

  • companionship for older people who are isolated and alone 
  • emotional and practical support to someone affected by a disaster 
  • emergency financial aid for a family who fled conflict overseas and is starting over 
  • and so much more.

Every year, in Australia, we help someone every 90 seconds. Here are some of the great things supporters like you made possible in the 2023/2024 financial year:

  • support for 213,000 people before, during and after disasters.
  • 78,401 hours of volunteers connecting with older and vulnerable people through our Telecross and Telechat programs.
  • much-needed support for more than 23,600 people from 129 countries through our migration support programs in Australia.
  • 43 Australian international aid workers were deployed to help in 22 countries.

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Every day, people like you are helping to make a real difference in the lives of those who are vulnerable through our regular giving program.

Our regular givers support our work by automatically donating every four weeks, either by credit card or direct debit. Their ongoing support means we can be there for people facing crisis in Australia and beyond for years to come.

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