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The Singapore Red Cross (SRC), formally the Singapore Red Cross Society, is a humanitarian aid and community services charity in Singapore. The SRC is a national member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and forms a part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
Singapore Committee of the World Organisation for Early Children Education; Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises; Singapore Council of Women's Organisations; Singapore Dental Health Foundation; Singapore Disability Sports Council; Singapore General Hospital, Medical Social Service; Singapore Gujarati Society; Singapore Heart ...
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 191 member National Societies. [4] It acts before, during and after disasters and health emergencies to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people.
The building was the Singaporean branch of the society's first permanent location. [7] [8] In January 1982, the organisation formed a committee the feasibility of establishing a permanent blood donation centre within the building. [9] Plans for the centre, which was to be the second of its kind in Singapore, were being finalised by April. [10]
To qualify for the medal, a member must accrue fifteen years' continuous efficient service as a first aid volunteer in either the Red Cross or St Andrew's providing a minimum of ten hours field service per year. [3] Service for the medal was retrospective to the creation of Voluntary Aid Detachments in 1909. [4]
It trains people both on a community and a commercial basis. The commercial training teams run nationally recognised First aid courses specifically designed to provide skills for use at work. The British Red Cross have been running these courses for over 25 years and over 120,000 people are trained each year [citation needed]. Courses range ...
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The Red Cross symbol. The Red Cross on white background was the original protection symbol declared at the 1864 Geneva Convention. The ideas to introduce a uniform and neutral protection symbol as well as its specific design originally came from Dr. Louis Appia, a Swiss surgeon, and Swiss General Henri Dufour, founding members of the International Committee.