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Persatuan Palang Merah Singapura (Malay) 新加坡红十字会 (Chinese) சிங்கப்பூர் செஞ்சிலுவை சங்கம் (Tamil) | |
Founded | 30 September 1949 |
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Registration no. | S86CC0370E |
Legal status | Incorporated by the Parliament of Singapore on 6 April 1973 |
Focus | Humanitarian aid |
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Region served | Singapore |
Tharman Shanmugaratnam, President of Singapore | |
Chairperson | Tan Kai Hoe |
Vice Chairperson | Tan Poh Hong |
Secretary General | Benjamin William |
Website | www |
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 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 Movement.
The SRC provides a range of services and programmes including international aid across the Asia-Pacific region, international humanitarian law advocacy, emergency management, blood donation and community services for the youth, families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.
The organisation traces its history back to when it was established on 30 September 1949 as part of the British Red Cross Society's Singapore Branch. It was officially incorporated by the Parliament of Singapore on 6 April 1973 and was appointed as the National Blood Donor Recruiter by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) in 2001.