Pakistan Red Crescent Society (), is a national society of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in the humanitarian sector, that provides emergency medical and relief services in

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

in both natural and human-made disasters. The organization was founded on 20 December 1947 after

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by an order called the Pakistan Red Cross Order (Succession to Indian Red Cross, established on June 7th 1920), issued by

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah (born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 187611 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the inception of Pa ...

, as

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. Jinnah became the founding president of the National Society. It was later renamed as Pakistan Red Crescent Society or the Red Crescent Order by act of

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in 1974. (assent by President of Pakistan on 1st March 1974 and published for general information on March 5th 1974 i
Gazette
(S.1033/L-7646) of Pakistan). Its national headquarters are in

Islamabad Islamabad (; , ; ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of over 1.1 million and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Bu ...

. Pakistan Red Crescent Society is working with a mission to become leading humanitarian organization of Pakistan, committed to prevent and alleviate human sufferings by mobilizing the power of humanity through volunteers.

Branches

Pakistan Red Crescent Society's headquarters are located in Islamabad, and Provincial/State Branch Headquarters are in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, Muzaffarabad, Gilgit respectively, while it has branches in all

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. These branches as well as the 92

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level branches are spread across the country, that ensures the coordination of the Society's field operations.

Presidents of PRCS provincial branches

Every province has its own PRCS Provincial Branch, whose President is the Governor of that province. President of Punjab Branch, Governor of Puniab ,

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President of Sindh Branch, Governor of Sindh

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President of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Branch, Goveror of Khyber Pakhtunkhaw

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President of Balochistan Branch, Governor of Balochistan

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Volunteers

Pakistan Red Crescent Society had about 253,000 volunteers in 2014. It is estimated to have 1.8 million volunteers across Pakistan.

Works

Pakistan Red Crescent is highly regarded in Pakistan by its respective stakeholders and the public and has over the years been well known for saving lives and strengthening recovery in disasters, contributing towards healthy living, and promoting social cohesion in vulnerable communities. It has emerged as the leading humanitarian organization in the country by providing immediate response in national disasters supported by its vast network of staff and volunteers. PRC has undergone significant developments through the support of its Movement Partners over the years, expanding the capacity of the organization to develop its core activities and respond to disasters. In 2010, after one of the largest floods in Pakistani history, the Red Crescent Society provided much-needed support to native Pakistanis who were without food or water. They also joined forces with the

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in this effort, and were given $100,000 in aid to combat the devastation of the flood. In 2014, the Pakistan Red Crescent Society in

Sindh Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...

, in association with the

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, provided medical aid to some 300 mourners with doctors, paramedical staff, and volunteers during a two-day medical camp organized in connection with Youm-e-Ashoor at Numaish Chowrangi,

Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

Pak Red Crescent Medical and Dental College

Pak Red Crescent Medical and Dental College was established in 2011 as a private college of

medicine Medicine is the science and Praxis (process), practice of caring for patients, managing the Medical diagnosis, diagnosis, prognosis, Preventive medicine, prevention, therapy, treatment, Palliative care, palliation of their injury or disease, ...

and

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Lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

by the Pakistan Red Crescent Society. It is registered with and accredited by

Pakistan Medical and Dental Council Pakistan Medical and Dental Council is a statutory regulatory authority that maintains the official register of medical practitioners in Pakistan. Its chief function is to establish uniform minimum standards of basic and higher qualifications ...

, listed in

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and IMED, It is affiliated with

University of Health Sciences, Lahore The University of Health Sciences, Lahore (; ), commonly referred to as UHS Lahore, is a graduate, affiliating public university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Overview University of health sciences, Lahore is an internationally recogniz ...

, and approved by Ministry of Health. Social Pak Red Crescent Teaching Hospital is attached as training and teaching hospitals.

References

External links

Pakistan Red Crescent Website

Pakistan Red Crescent Profile
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