ITS EDUCATION ASIA ARTICLE

World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day

By Danny Harrington, MD ITS Education Asia

The IFRC is one of the oldest, largest and most varied of all civil societies. The fact it is now a Federation says it all! 8th May is marked by the IFRC as it is the birthday of Jean Henri Dunant, the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross (the original society which started the IFRC) and the first Nobel peace Prize recipient.

In 2022, the theme is #BeHumanKIND. The IFRC notes that kindness is at the heart of any act that one human may do to help another in need. Anyone can get involved with simple activities. See their dedicated page: https://www.ifrc.org/world-red-cross-and-red-crescent-day