Category Archives: Bahrain Red Crescent News

Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS), United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), Arab League members and representatives of six foreign national societies along with thirteen national societies from the MENA region all were gathered in Amman at a meeting held by the ICRC and the IFRC discussing “Health & Water in the Region”. Secretary-General of […]

Bahrain Red Crescent Society launched its First Aid for Bikers Course who specify in workplace first aid training & community first aid skill tuition, as the principal instructor realized the lack or real understanding around dealing with biker specific accident had to be addressed. The four-hours course was developed and tutored by experienced professional trainer […]

Volunteers of the Bahrain Red Crescent Society participated in the walkathon that has been held by Smile Initiative of the Future Society for Youth with the aim of supporting cancer-stricken children at Khalifa Bin Salman Park in Hidd. Volunteers’ participation included a one-kilometre walk at the park, with hundreds of civil society members and other […]

Secretary-General of the Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS) Dr. Fawzi Amin said that the BRCS’s celebration of World First Aid Day is a part of Society’s role in raising first aid awareness and building skills for effective and quick response to crisis.  He added that the essence of relief and humanitarian work is saving lives, […]

Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS) has taken part in a regional workshop on media and communication in Lebanon. The International Committee of the Red Cross, the regional office of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies for the Middle East and North Africa organised the three-day event. The workshop focused on media and […]

Sick children undergoing treatment at Salmaniya Medical Centre (SMC) had a surprise visit from volunteers of the Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS) on the occasion of Eid Al Adha. Fun activities were lined up for the children before they were presented with gifts. The volunteers also visited the National Bank of Bahrain Home for the […]

Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS) has been visited by Thor Pedersen, a Red Cross goodwill ambassador for Denmark, who is in Bahrain as part of a mission to promote humanitarian compassion by travelling to every country around the globe. Bahrain is the 154th destination of Pedersen’s journey that started from Germany nearly five years ago, […]

The Bahrain Red Crescent Society (PRCS) announced on Thursday (August 9th) the launch of an ambulance dedicated to serving the pilgrims from the Kingdom of Bahrain. Mr. Mubarak Al-Ahli, Director General of the Bahrain Red Crescent Society, explained that the ambulance provided by the association to accompany the Hajj mission is fully equipped according to […]

Bahrain Red Crescent Society held the first meeting with the new volunteers of the Society, during which they were introduced to the Society, its objectives and principles. During the meeting, the new volunteers were introduced to the committees of the society thus to enable them to choose the most appropriate committee that meets their experience. […]

Bahrain Red Crescent Society is calling communities to be equipped with life-saving skills, be it in times of everyday crises, disasters or conflicts. It has provided 34 first aid training sessions, where 398 of trainees obtained International Paramedic Certificate during the first half of this year. BRCS Director General Mubarak Al Hadi revealed that this […]