Malaysian Red Crescent Society

Malaysian Red Crescent
AbbreviationMRC (English)
BSMM (Malay)
Founded1948
TypeNon-profit organisation
FocusHumanitarian Aid
Location
Key people
Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz, National Chairman[1]
AffiliationsInternational Committee of the Red Cross
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Revenue (2020,2019)
RM12,697,072[2] RM5,866,855[3]
Websitewww.redcrescent.org.my

The Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC) (Malay: Bulan Sabit Merah Malaysia (BSMM)) is a voluntary humanitarian organization that seeks to promote humanitarian values, as well as provide service and public education in disaster management, as well as healthcare in the community. It is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.[4]

Organised in 16 chapters and more than 150 branches nationwide, MRC is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur. MRC also has a very active presence among youths and young adults through a well-organized network of youth and adult volunteer units in schools and institutions of higher learning.[5]

  1. ^ "Puteri Intan Safinaz dilantik Pengerusi BSMM (in Malay)". 28 July 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. ^ "MRCS Audited Financial Report 2020" (PDF). IFRC. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  3. ^ "MRC Annual Report". 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  4. ^ "National Societies Directory". IFRC. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  5. ^ Abdul Khalil, Adlina; Abd Rahman, Rosfazila; Mak Din, Hairol Anuar (June 2018). "A Case Study on Social Interaction Among Multi-Ethnic Students to Maintain National Integration". Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities. 3 (3): 131–135. Retrieved 24 April 2022.