History ofSingapore Red Cross

Society

Objectives

• Growth of Singapore Red Cross Society

• Achievement of Singapore Red Cross Society

• Branch of British Red Cross

• Branch of Malaysian Red Cross

• National Society - Singapore Red Cross Society

Growth of SRCS

• 1949– Stewardship of Lady Gimson

• 1952 – Uniformed Red Cross Group– Red Cross Home for physically handicapped children

• 1954– Hospital car services– Trolley service– Classes for deaf children

Branch of British Red Cross

• 1957– Application to lease land for Red Cross House– Large scale operation for the homeless, refugees and

evacuees passing through Singapore

• 1959– Foundation stone for Red Cross House laid by Lady Goode

• 1961– Red Cross House completed and occupied by July

• 1963– Building of Red Cross Training and Holiday camp next to

Changi Red Cross Home

Branch of British Red Cross

• 1964 – Cease to be Branch of British Red Cross

• July 1965– Incorporated as Branch of Malaysia Red Cross

by Malaysian Parliament

• 9 August 1965– Works towards recognition as National Red

Cross Society of Singapore

Branch of Malaysia Red Cross

• 1965– Red Cross School for physically handicapped children

• 1966– South East Asia Disaster Seminar

• 1968– blood donor recruitment– hospital nursing – international disaster relief– night ambulance service

The Pioneer Years

• 1970– Red Cross clinic– Red Cross House addition of level 3

• 1972– Jurong Hostel for handicapped workers

The Pioneer Years

Singapore Red Cross Society

• 1973 April 6– Act of Parliament acceded to Geneva

Convention

• 1973 August 25– Constitution for SRCS approved

• 1973 September 20– Recognition as National Society granted– Admitted as 120th member in November

Singapore Red Cross Society

• 1975– Assistance to Vietnamese refugees– Direct cash aid to the Aged

• 1976– Relocation of the Red Cross Home toChangi Creek

• 1980– Medical team despatch to assist Indochina refugees– Disbursement of daily allowance to refugees in

Singapore– Provision of light meals at Kg Glam CC

Singapore Red Cross Society

• 1981– Expansion of the ambulance service and clinic

• 1984– Red Cross Blood Centre

• 1985– Introduction of CPR training

• 1989– Relocation of Hostel & Red Cross Home

Singapore Red Cross Society

Increase international services in 1990s– ASEAN Humanity run

– Operasi Bhakti I, II, III

– International disaster relief• Philippines

• China

• Bangladesh

• Rwanda

– Humanitarian Medical and Food Relief Mission for the People of Indonesia