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August 22, 2022

PRCS continues rescue and relief operation for flood-ravaged Balochistan

Islamabad, August 22, 2022 (PPI-OT):Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) with the support of International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) has widen its rescue and relief operation in Balochistan and other parts of the country under the Disaster Response and Emergency Fund (DREF) operation.

PRCS is carrying out relief activities in the flood-affected areas of Balochistan. In addition to cash assistance per household, clean drinking water supply, hygiene kits and non-food items will be distributed among the flood victims; a high-level meeting at PRCS National Headquarters took several decisions for the relief and rehabilitation activities and future foreclosures in the flood-affected areas in Balochistan cities of Quetta, Pashin, Qila Saifullah, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Kashmir, and KP.

PRCS Chairman Abrar ul Haq said that Red Crescent is devotedly active in helping the people who were adversely affected by heavy rainfall, Red Crescent had also marked these concerns and dangers while preparing the monsoon emergency plan. He said PRCS has deployed Mobile Health Teams with doctors, paramedics and free medicine in district of Tank, Jhal Magsi and Jafferabad to provide health services to flood-affected population.

Water treatment plants will be installed in Kirk, Tank, Jhal Magsi and Jafarabad in the coming days, each plant has the capacity to generate 30 thousand litres of clean and safe drinking water per day. He said hygiene kits, jerry cans, dengue kits will be distributed to 900 households in the affected areas while relief materials will also be distributed to the victims of Muzaffargarh with the support of Turk Red Crescent.

“A cash grant of Rs 16000 per household will also be given to 1400 households in the affected areas to cover their basic needs” Abrar ul Haq added. He said PRCS is in contact with Red Cross Red Crescent Movement partners and more relief package and livelihood assistance will be provided under the second allocation of DREF to support the affected families in different parts of the country.

For more information, contact:
Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS)
PRCS National Headquarters, H-8, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-300-8508138
Ph: +92-51-9250404-5
Fax: +92-51-9250408
E-mail: hilal@isb.comsats.net.pk
Web: http://www.prcs.org.pk

August 10, 2022August 11, 2022

Pakistan Red Crescent Provided First Aid to more than 300 mourners during two days Ashura Camps

Karachi, August 10, 2022 (PPI-OT):Pakistan Red Crescent (PRC) Sindh Branch has organized a first aid camp during two days of Youm-e-Ashoor in Karachi. The PRC-Sindh teams consisted of paramedical staff and trained first aid respoders and emergency response force volunteers for providing first aid to mourners in case of any untoward incident from 9th to 10th of Muharram. PRC-Sindh Ambulances were also deployed in this regard.

In a statement, Provincial Secretary PRC-Sindh Kanwar Waseem said like every year, a two-day first aid camp was established at the Numaish Chowrangi. He said medical team remained present in the camp to provide treatment to mourners of procession from morning to till night, while 25 trained and experienced emergency response volunteers, paramedics and First Aiders of PRC headed by Emergency Response Officer (ERO) Zain-ul-Arfeen have also been put on high alert on the spot to deal with any untoward emergency situation.

“Our paramedical staff and volunteers have provided first aid to more than 300 mourners and also shifted 16 serious injured mourners to the nearest hospital in Red Crescent ambulances”, said PRC-Sindh ERO Arfeen. “Our teams provided Oral Rehydration Solutions water and other juices to the fainted mourners to maintain their energy”, he added. Provincial Secretary Kanwar Waseem appreciated the paramedical staff and volunteers for their dedication and for providing humanitarian services everywhere without discrimination.

For more information, contact:
Sindh Provincial Branch,
Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS)
Hilal-e Ahmar House, G 2 Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Zone A Block 7,
Teen Talwar, Main Clifton Road, Karachi, Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-35306227, 35306228, 35306229
Fax: +92-21-35830376
E-mail: phq@prcsindh.org.pk
Website: http://www.prcsindh.org.pk/

August 1, 2022August 2, 2022

Pakistan Red Crescent started relief operations in the flood-affected areas of Sindh and Balochistan

Karachi, August 01, 2022 (PPI-OT):Following the heavy monsoon rains, the Sindh branch of the Pakistan Red Crescent (PRC) immediately dispatched relief items to the flood-affected districts of Sindh province and deployed its technical teams to install water purification plants in Balochistan on August 1, 2022.

According to a press release issued by the Media and Communication Department of PRC-Sindh, an emergency meeting was convened at the provincial headquarters of the Pakistan Red Crescent in Karachi on Monday and it was decided to immediately send relief items to the areas affected by heavy rains and floods.

The Provincial Secretary of PRC-Sindh Kanwar Waseem, who presided over the meeting, stated that today a large number of relief items including stoves, hygiene kits for children and women, mosquito nets, kitchen sets, jerry cans, tarpaulin sheets, hurricane lamps, shelter tool kits, blankets, jackets, water filter, shawls, buckets, and so on, are being dispatched to Thatta, Badin, and Dadu where the flood affected people are awaiting relief. Kanwar Waseem added that PRC-Sindh is sending a technical team of volunteers to the district of Jhal Magsi to help the Balochistan Red Crescent to install a water purification plant, which will provide the flood-affected people with thousands of litres of clean drinking water every day.

Disaster Management Manager, First Aid Coordinator, Transport Officer, Emergency Response Officer, Emergency Operation Center Officer, Media and Communication Officer, Finance Manager, and other relevant staff members attended the meeting.

May 20, 2022May 21, 2022

PRCS, TRC sign MoU to facilitate repatriation of 3000 stranded Pakistanis

Islamabad, May 20, 2022 (PPI-OT):Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and Turkish Red Crescent have recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate repatriation of 3000 Pakistanis stranded in Turkey. PRCS Chairman Abrar ul Haq and Turkish Red Crescent President Dr Kerem KINK signed the MoU in Turkey. Both dignitaries also exchanged mementos on this occasion.

As per the agreement signed, PRCS will coordinate with the Turkish Red Crescent, to facilitate repatriation of Pakistanis stranded in Turkey. PRCS in collaboration with TRC, will also provide livelihood and financial assistance to these Pakistanis upon their arrival in Pakistan. This is a first of kind and unique initiative in the history of Pakistan under which the stranded Pakistanis, will be provided livelihood and financial assistance so that they can live a normal life again in Pakistan after their return to their homeland.

Speaking on the occasion, Chairman Abrar ul Haq said that PRCS is serving the suffering humanity to the best of its capability and without any discrimination. He said Turkey has always stood side by side with people of Pakistan through thick and thin. He also paid rich tributes to the TRC for their generous support and long-term partnership with the PRCS in humanitarian interventions in the last decades.

“The TRC has always fulfilled its commitment to support PRCS as a reliable partner in case of any disaster, emergency or provision of humanitarian assistance to vulnerable communities,” he said. Abrar ul Haq said that the PRCS raised the humanitarian concerns of vulnerable Pakistani migrants living abroad, and is in contact with the relevant government authorities to address their situation and their repatriation to Pakistan.

Speaking on the occasion, Turkish Red Crescent President Dr Kerem KINK said relations between Pakistan and Turkish are time-tested. He said PRCS-TRC relationship has a history spanning over decades. “With each passing day, the cooperation is getting stronger. With signing of this MoU, the bilateral collaboration will get a fresh boost,” he added.

Later, PRCS delegation led by Chairman Abrar ul Haq visited different departments of TRC including Disaster Management, Logistics, First Aid and Blood Donation and acknowledged the humanitarian efforts being undertaken by TRC. PRCS Secretary General and TRC senior officials were also present on the occasion.

May 20, 2022May 21, 2022

PRCS distributes First Aid Boxes among educational institutions of Rawalpindi

Islamabad, May 20, 2022 (PPI-OT):In order to effectively deal with emergencies and to provide immediate pre-hospital care to the injured people, Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has provided First Aid Boxes to 30 educational institutions of district Rawalpindi. A distribution ceremony was organized at Red Crescent Hospital in Rawalpindi here on Friday that was attended by PRCS Chairman Abrar ul Haq, Additional Deputy Commissioner HQ Marzia Saleem, CEO Education, representatives of government schools, colleges of district Rawalpindi, PRCS staff and volunteers.

Speaking on the occasion, PRCS Chairman Abrar ul Haq said that during tragedies, disasters whether man-made or natural, PRCS always acted on the principle of “first to reach and last to leave”, be it first aid, psychiatric relief or reunification efforts, help in emergencies or role in reconstruction.

Abrar ul Haq said that according to an IFRC research, more than 59 percent deaths can be prevented with timely intervention and provision of first aid. He stressed upon the need for the people to learn first aid. “Saving lives is the best service to mankind, our religion also guides us that whoever saves a life is as though he had saved all mankind”, he added.

He said PRCS is a huge platform with presence in every nook and corner of the country in the shape of young volunteers and trained first aid providers. PRCS under its Red Crescent Corp initiative will train students of educational institutions to render First Aid services to vulnerable communities. He said Covid-19 has reshaped the whole world and changed the dynamics of behaviours and responsibilities, including in the educational institutions. He said hospitals and health care facilities are dealing with thousands of emergencies cases on daily basis and in such a scenario, first aid becomes more crucial, by learning first aid we can lessen the burden on our health system.

Abrar u Haq said during the pandemic, the Red Crescent has been instrumental in providing, hospital care, COVID vaccination, blood donations, cash assistance, rations, personal protection kits, hygiene kits, handwashing stations and sanitizer machines. “Red Crescent made a name for itself on the “front line” during the Corona pandemic and it is no less an honour that its methods of services in Pakistan, were highly appreciated by the United States”, he added. He congratulated the students of different educational institutions on completing the first aid training organized at Red Crescent Hospital.

May 20, 2022May 21, 2022

PRCS inaugurates Solarized Water Filtration Plant in Shahdara

Lahore, May 20, 2022 (PPI-OT):Pakistan Red Crescent Society inaugurated a solarized water filtration plant at Government Graduate College in Shahdara on Thursday. The water filtration plant was built by PRCS in collaboration with International Federation of the Red Cross Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid (ECHO), to facilitate the communities residing in Shahdara.

The water filtration plant will provide safe drinking water with the capacity of producing 1000 gallons per hour. The latest filtration plant has the ability to remove all types of contaminants and improve the quality of water. The students, staff of government graduate college and the communities nearby Shahdra will benefit from this initiative.

Speaking on the occasion, Chairman PRCS Abrar ul Haq said that it was a great pleasure for him to inaugurate the first solar water filtration plant under the project in collaboration with IFRC and ECHO, that is envisioned to uplift the quality of life for the targeted communities of Pakistan, instilling a sense of hope for a healthier future.

Abrar u Haq said that during the pandemic, PRCS has been instrumental in providing, hospital care, COVID vaccination, blood donations, cash assistance, rations, personal protection kits, hygiene kits, handwashing stations and sanitizer machines. “Red Crescent made a name for itself on the “front line” during the Corona pandemic and it is no less an honour that its methods of services in Pakistan, were highly appreciated by the United States”, he added. He said PRCS under its Red Crescent Corp initiative will train students of educational institutions to render First Aid services to vulnerable communities.

Abrar-ul-Haq thanked ICRC, IFRC, Red Cross Red Crescent Movement Partners, ECHO and all the other external partners for supporting PRCS in its humanitarian endeavours across Pakistan. Chairman Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) Yasir Gillani appreciated the contribution of PRCS and the humanitarian endeavours undertaken by the National Society for the betterment of the communities. He said the water filtration plant will help to offset the water supply shortages commonly faced by communities in Shahdara. PRCS, officers, faculty and students of government graduate college, community elders of Shadhara, volunteers and media persons were also present on the occasion.