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Health Science Paper 1, May/June 2008  
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Question 6

(a)       State four functions of the International Red Cross Society

               
(b)          List six basic items that would be found in a first aid box.
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observation

This question was attempted by many candidates and their performance in part (b) was fair but unsatisfactory in part(a).
In part (a) candidates mixed-up the functions of the International Red Cross Society with those of Road Safety and UNICEF.

Expected answers include:

Functions of Red Cross Society:

- Providing first aid training
- Performing first aid activities
- Rehabilitation of victims of disasters, families of war, flood etc.
- Provision of food, drugs and relief materials to disaster victims
- Maintenance of truce at war zones
- Setting up of neutral zones during conflicts



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