Indian Red Cross Society - The Indian Red Cross is a voluntary humanitarian organization having a network of over 700 branches throughout the country, providing relief in times of disasters/emergencies and promotes health & care of the vulnerable people and communities.
The Indian Red Cross is a voluntary humanitarian organization having a network of over 700 branches throughout the country, providing relief in times of disasters/emergencies and promotes health & care of the vulnerable people and communities. It is a leading member of the largest independent humanitarian organization in the world, the International Red Cross & Red Crescent Movement. More»
Padma Bhushan award to Dr. S.P. Agarwal, SG, IRCS.
Unprecedented floods in Pakistan are ravaging vast areas and bringing in great of miseries to the population. Indian Red Cross Society, a part of the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, has offered two trained personnel to be a part of the Regional Disaster Response Team (RDRT). This team has been constituted with the well trained and best performing workforce from the Red Cross Red Crescent national societies in the region. The trained members are awaiting deployment by South Asia Regional Delegation of the International Federation for Pakistan Flood Relief operation. More»
WATSAN Unit becomes Operational 19.08.2010
Dr. S.P. Agarwal, Secretary General paid a second visit to the devastated town of Leh on 16th – 17th of August to review the relief work being done by the Red Cross team consisting
of staff and volunteers from Leh, Jammu & Kashmir State Branch, Srinagar and the National Headquarters. The Secretary General witnessed the rescue, search and transportation of dead and injured in which Red Cross teams are assisting local authorities. More»
Red Cross Relief to Leh 13.08.2010
Indian Red Cross Society has responded to the cloud burst in Leh
on 5th - 6th August, 2010 which has claimed 175 lives so far and left over 300 missing. Dr. S.P. Agarwal, Secretary
General of the Indian Red Cross Society accompanied Chairman of the Society and Minister for Health & Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad to Leh the following day to assess the damage and the immediate needs of the affected people. More»
Red Cross Diploma to Disaster Managers 23.07.2010
Indian Red Cross Society today conferred diploma upon 72 successful participants of the one year part time PG Diploma Course in Disaster Preparedness and Rehabilitation.
The course is being run by the Indian Red Cross Society since 2006. The course participants belonged to 2007-08 & 2008-09 batches. “The Society embarked upon the onerous task of creating a cadre of disaster managers in the year 2006. More»
