Gambia Red Cross Society, also known as GRCS, was founded in 1966.
It had begun as a branch of the British Red Cross in 1948.
It was officially recognized by the International Committee of the Red Cross in 1974.
The organization has its headquarters in
Banjul,
The Gambia
The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...
.
Despite being a
Muslim majority nation, it uses the Red Cross as its symbol for the society.
References
External links
Official website
Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies
1966 establishments in the Gambia
Organizations established in 1966
Medical and health organisations based in the Gambia
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