Nine members of the Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC) personal and volunteers arrived from Gaza after their two weeks humanitarian mission. The team led by the National Vice Chairman of MRC, Datuk Wira Dr. Bahari b. Datuk Abu Mansor. They were received by their family members and staff at the Arrival Hall, Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Speaking to the media just after his arrival, Datuk Wira Dr. Bahari told the experience in entering Gaza was a challenge. » read more »

Laporan Wan Faizal Ismayatim di Gaza, Palestin

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2010/07/21

Hospital guna peralatan usia lebih 20 tahun

GAZA: Penduduk Palestin di Gaza memerlukan sekurang-kurangnya RM16 juta bagi memenuhi keperluan kesihatan, membeli peralatan baru serta meningkatkan kepakaran dalam bidang perubatan berikutan keperluan yang semakin mendesak akibat masalah kesihatan selepas serangan berdarah tentera Israel 18 bulan lalu.

The Malaysian Red Crescent has launched its yearly Nation Wide Blood Donation Campaign. The event was hosted by the Malaysian Red Crescent Perak Branch at its Branch Office in Ipoh, Perak. The campaign was officiated by Datuk Wira Dr. Hj. Bahari b. Datuk Abu Mansor, National Vice Chairman cum Chairman for Blood Program, HIV/Aids and Organ Donation. » read more »

MRC Charity Golf Tournament 2010 was held at the Tiara Golf Club Country Resort on 26 June 2010. This year’s event was encapsulating the definition of Stay, Play and Giving with the objective of having people from various communities of all races and socio-economic status to bring home valuable humanitarian knowledge.

It was a fun-filled day of golfing and followed by a memorable night where the golfers and donors were entertained by the MRC Ambassador, Ms. Soo Wincci, a former Malaysian beauty queen, model cum singer.

The National Volunteer & Youth Camp (SUKBEL) 2010 was held at the KEM TANGO, Tanjung Gosong, Pekan, Pahang recently. About 2, 000 participants who comprised of MRC volunteers, youth and foreign participants from Myanmar, Bangladesh, South Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong, Mongolia and beyond took part in this camp.

The camp was supported by the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Youth and Sports and the International of Federation for Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) and International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC).

The Malaysian Red Crescent raised RM116, 000 for community projects during its Mad Hatter Tea Party recently.

All proceeds from the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party go toward Malaysia Red Crescent Society’s Kampung Angkat Programme which trains villagers living in disaster prone areas in disaster and emergency preparedness. The aims of the three-day course is to:

• Advice and support communities and individuals that are at risk.

• Raise awareness  of the plight of victims that experience disasters. » read more »

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Malaysian software development company dJava Factory contributed RM15,000 to the MRCS International Relief Fund in aid of the Haiti Earthquake disaster victims.

The cheque was presented by dJava Factory’s General Manager, Ms. Wong Siew Hui to the MRC National Chairman, YM Tunku Tan Sri Dato’ Shahriman Tunku Sulaiman at the MRC National Headquarters today.

Speaking on behalf of the company, Ms. Wong Siew Hui said that her staff and company were moved to contribute something upon reading that half of Haiti’s general population were under the age of 20. » read more »

- Maude Froberg is the Communications Manager for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in New York. She recently joined the IFRC media team in Haiti.

Tonight - no shooting stars over Port-au-Prince, » read more »