Singapore Red Cross Services Blood Donor Recruitment Programme First Aid Public Duty & Disaster Preparedness International services Non-emergency ambulance service Red Cross Home for the Disabled Red Cross Hostel for Handicapped Workers Red Cross Training Centre Red Cross Youth activities

Blood Donor Recruitment Encouraging Singaporeans to be blood donors to help those in need through. Began blood collection programme in March 1984 as Red Cross Blood Centre. Evolved into a fully mobile programme in 1995 Today focuses primarily –Recruitment of blood donors. –Retention of blood donor –increase public awareness

First Aid Public Duty & Disaster Preparedness First Aid coverage at community and national events by the Adult Volunteer Division. over 300 public events a year SRCS works closely with the Singapore Civil Defence Force and participates in their National Emergency exercises

International services International relief Recent efforts –typhoon in Philippines (1990, 1995), –fire in Myanmar (1990), –cyclone in Bangladesh (1991), –severe famine in North Korea (1997) –economic crisis in Indonesia (1997, 1998), –flood victims in China (1998) –crisis in the Balkans (1999).

International services Joint Projects with Sister Societies Operasi Bhakti. - Batam Red Cross Chapter –3 projects have been undertaken since 1995 to provide health and medical relief and medical consultations to the islanders living in the Riau Islands in Indonesia. Operation Saonum. - Lao Red Cross –manpower assistance in the development of a water system to provide fresh water to a remote village in Laos.

International services International Humanitarian Law (IHL) –Raising public awareness about IHL and its underlying principles and the need for an understanding of IHL, even in times of peace. Tracing Services. –Tracing of Indo-Chinese refugees and other displaced families from countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Myanmar and China and continues in maintaining this capability.

Non-emergency Ambulance service To provide non-emergency transportation for –Admission or discharged from hospitals –Require to visit hospitals for regular check-ups. Service hits 5,000 trips annually. SRCS heavily subsidises the cost of needy patients who are unable to afford payment for the service. Participating organisation of the CISCO Centralised Despatch Scheme through Tel : 1777

Red Cross Home Situated at Elizabeth Drive Provides –long-term residential services –short-term respite care Sixty severely disabled residents between the age of years of age. Operating Expenditure of over $600,000 annually. –The residents pay a monthly fee according to the family's income and ability.

Red Cross Hostel 3-room HDB flats at Blk 191 Boon Lay Drive Accommodation and transportation for working disabled adults at the Red Cross Hostel for Handicapped Workers. Hostel has facilities which are adapted to the needs of disabled people. The provision of this service encourages the physically disabled to be economically independent citizens.

Red Cross Training Centre Bringing first aid into every home –At least one member of every household in Singapore will be trained and certified in first aid Courses Conducted –Standard First Aid –Refresher First Aid –Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) 4,000 individuals are trained annually.

Red Cross Youth Organising and conducting Uniformed Group activities for Youth to encourage –leadership skills –voluntary services.