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Indian Red Cross Society

Type: Organization

Name: Indian Red Cross Society

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Udupi: World Blood Donors Day Observed in City

Udupi: Indian Red Cross Society observed the "World Blood Donors Day" at the Red Cross Bhavan Ajjarkad here on June 16.The programme marks the World Blood Donors Day recognized by World Health Organization on June 14. This is the birthday of Karl Landsteiner, ... [Published Mangalorean - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Ashok Kumar, Indian Red Cross Society, Abdul Rasheed, Karl Landsteiner, Donations

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Bad health deters women from donating blood

While the overall number of blood donors in India has grown over the years, women constitute only a tiny 10 per cent share owing to health problems like pernicious anaemia and low haemoglobin levels or being underweight."It is not that woman do not volunteer ... [Published Deccan Herald - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Hemoglobin, Donor, Deterrence, pernicious anemia

First reported Jun 08 2013 - Updated Jun 08 2013 - 1 reports

Red Cross/Crescent

IRCS to impart first-aid lessons to 1 lakh students

A first-aid training session by IRCS in progressFor the first time, Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) will provide first-aid training to one lakh university level students in this academic year.On June 3 and 4, IRCS Tamil Nadu Branch had organised a two-day ... [Published New Indian Express - Jun 08 2013]

Entities: Indian Red Cross Society, Red Cross/Crescent, City Express

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 1 reports

Red Cross To Organize Free Medical Camp at Utroosu Islamabad

SRINAGAR - Commemorating 150 years of Red Cross Movement, the stateBranch of Indian Red Cross Society shall organize a free medical campat Utroosu in south Kashmir’s Islamabad district.“People of Utrooso and adjoining areas are informed to get benefited ... [Published Kashmir Observer - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Islamabad, Red Cross/Crescent, Indian Red Cross Society

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 1 reports

Indian Medical Association

Samaritan doctors reach out to rural people

It was a rare opportunity for the people of remote Budavada village as a group of like-minded doctors descended on their village to offer them health check up free of cost on Monday.Obesity-fuelled diseases like diabetes and hypertension were on the rise ... [Published The Hindu - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: Nagi Reddy, Ranga Rao, Indian Red Cross Society, Srinivasa Rao, Indian Medical Association

First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 1 reports

Bombay HC directs civic body to give OC to hospital

MUMBAI: In an interim relief to a belonging to the Wockhardt Group in central Mumbai, the has directed the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) to grant the hospital Occupational Certificate (OC).The grant of OC would be, however, subject to ... [Published Economic Times - Jun 03 2013]

Entities: Mumbai, Wockhardt Ltd, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Indian Red Cross Society

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 28 2013 - 2 reports

India: Canada is helping those affected by the earthquake in India

Source: Canadian International Development AgencyCountry: Canada, India Ottawa, Ontario — Canada is a compassionate neighbour and is helping to provide lifesaving assistance to 10,000 people affected by the earthquake that struck the Jammu and Kashmir ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 28 2013]

Entities: India, Earthquake, Canada

First reported May 27 2013 - Updated May 27 2013 - 1 reports

India: Dena Bank adopts 52 drought hit villages in Maharashtra

Source: Times of IndiaCountry: India Swati Deshpande, TNN |May 27, 2013, 07.25 AM IST MUMBAI: Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on May 25 announced that Dena Bank has adopted 32 drought affected villages and provided 101 drinking water storage tanks ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 27 2013]

Entities: Dena Bank, Drought, India

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

President's Award for Odisha Red Cross

Odisha State Branch of Indian Red Cross Society has been honoured by President Pranab Mukherjee for securing First position in Fund Raising and Membership as well as in collection of highest numbers of voluntary blood donation during 2010-11 and 2011 ... [Published Business Standard India - May 20 2013]

Entities: Red Cross/Crescent, Indian Red Cross Society, Pranab Mukherjee

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

India: India: Jammu and Kashmir Earthquake DREF operation n° MDRIN011

Source: IFRCCountry: India CHF 258,670 has been allocated from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies’ (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) in delivering immediate ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 13 2013]

Entities: India, Earthquake, International Federation of Red Cross and Red C..., Indian Red Cross Society

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Indian Red Cross Society contributes 10 per cent of the total blood needs of India through its 166 blood banks across the country – Azad

Indian Red Cross Society contributes 10 per cent of the total blood needs of India through its 166 blood banks across the country – Azad ... [Published Press Information Bureau India - May 03 2013]

Entities: Indian Red Cross Society, India

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Speech by the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at the annual general meeting of the Indian Red Cross Society and St. John Ambulance (India)

Speech by the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at the annual general meeting of the Indian Red Cross Society and St. John Ambulance (India) ... [Published Press Information Bureau India - May 03 2013]

Entities: Indian Red Cross Society, St. John Ambulance, Pranab Mukherjee

Quotes

...oils, baby creams, baby soaps or even baby foods among other essential items, received as gifts from their kin during delivery or naming ceremony. "Instead of wasting these products, the same may be donated to Lady Goschen hospital and the same will be donated to needy pregnant women and new born babies" he added

'Donate unused medicines, baby products to needy mothers, babies' [Published Deccan Herald - 12 hours ago]

Malleswaram MLADr CNAshwath Narayan said: "Blood donation brings strata of society together, though we are divided in the name of caste, creed and religion. The present government should set a goal to solve the issue of blood shortage in Karnataka." He also stated that religious harmony and unity can be achieved through blood donation. He congratulated Khader for banning gutka in the State

Govt to provide iron, folic acid tablets to schools [Published Deccan Herald - Jun 14 2013]

...Many women are deprived of protein and iron supplements," Anuradha Kapoor, head of obstetrics at Max Hospital said. "Surprisingly, it is not just women from low income groups but even those from middle and upper middle income groups are anaemic ."

Bad health deters women from donating blood [Published Deccan Herald - Jun 13 2013]

"During menstruation, those women who have heavy blood loss should not donate blood. There are women who volunteer even during menstruation. If the haemoglobin levels are adequate they can donate blood. Many women are deprived of protein and iron supplements. Surprisingly, it is not just women from low income groups but even those from middle and upper middle income groups are anaemic as many do not have a nutritious and balanced diet" Anuradha Kapoor, head of obstetrics at Max Hospital, told IANS

Poor health reduces women blood donors in India (June 14 is World Blood Donor Day) [Published ProKerala.com - Jun 13 2013]

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India: IFRC report on extreme cold weather [Published H5N1 - Jan 11 2013] Via ReliefWeb, a report from IFRC: India: Extreme cold weather (MDRIN010) - DREF Operation. The summary:Despite efforts by the government, Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), and a large number of NGOs, reports indicate that there are a growing number of ...