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The British Red Cross works closely with other Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to improve the health and care situation of vulnerable communities abroad. The British Red Cross has been supporting HIV work internationally since the mid-1980s, for example in China, South Africa and Ethiopia.
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.
The organisation was initially named the Rosicrucian Society of England or the Brethren of the Rosy Cross, these names are still used interchangeably to this day. However, the former name was Latinised to Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (or SRIA ), and has been commonly used throughout the society since 1889.
The most active of those are the American Red Cross, the British Red Cross, the German Red Cross, and the Red Cross societies of Sweden and Norway. Another major mission of the IFRC which has gained attention in recent years is its commitment to work towards a codified, worldwide ban on the use of land mines and to bring medical, psychological ...
Rayleigh: In Reliquom Laboramus (We work for the future) Rochford: Our heritage, our future [10] Southend-on-Sea: Per Mare Per Ecclesiam (By the sea and by the church) [10] Thurrock: Secundum Tamesim Quovis Gentium (By the Thames to all peoples of the world) [10] Waltham Abbey: Sanctae Nomine Crucis (By the name of the Holy Cross) [10]
LAS volunteers are supported by London Ambulance Service Voluntary Responder Group, providing logistical and financial assistance to keep volunteers operational. LAS can also call upon auxiliary aid from external voluntary organisations such as St John Ambulance and the British Red Cross, as demonstrated in the 7 July 2005 London bombings.
MRC has its beginnings in 1948 as branches of the British Red Cross Society in the former British North Borneo (now the Malaysian state of Sabah) and Sarawak.In 1950, the British Red Cross Society established the first branch in Penang in the Federation of Malaya from which it rapidly expanded its presence in the other states.
Flag of the Fiji Red Cross Society. The Fiji Red Cross Society is a humanitarian organisation which currently has 16 branches across Fiji. [1] Originally founded in 1952 as a branch of the British Red Cross, it gained status as a stand-alone national red cross society in 1972. In 1973 it became the 118th member of the International Red Cross ...