Iranian Red Crescent Society

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  • IFRC praises Iran’s support for refugees amid sanctions 2022-05-09 18:21

    IFRC praises Iran’s support for refugees amid sanctions

    TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has done its best in providing support to refugees despite U.S. sanctions and international pressures, Francesco Rocca, head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), said.

  • A century of sincere voluntary service 2022-05-08 18:32

    By Faranak Bakhtiari

    A century of sincere voluntary service

    TEHRAN – Coinciding with World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) celebrated its 100th anniversary on May 8.

  • IRCS to share experience at World Climate Change Summit 2022-03-12 17:37

    IRCS to share experience at World Climate Change Summit

    TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) will present experiences in advocating for the victims of climate change at the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the UNFCCC will take place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

  • Iranian, Turkish Red Crescents sign MOU to enhance co-op 2022-03-02 20:30

    Iranian, Turkish Red Crescents sign MOU to enhance co-op

    TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society and the Turkish Red Crescent inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand cooperation on relief and medical services, IRNA reported on Wednesday.

  • IFRC appreciates initiatives of Iranian Red Crescent Society 2022-03-01 19:00

    IFRC appreciates initiatives of Iranian Red Crescent Society

    TEHRAN – President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Francesco Rocca, has appreciated the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) as one of the strongest communities in the world.

  • IRCS ready to set up pharmaceutical factories in Iraq 2022-01-26 18:05

    IRCS ready to set up pharmaceutical factories in Iraq

    TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) is currently running four pharmaceutical factories that can establish branches in Iraq, Pir-Hossein Kolivand, head of the IRCS, has said.

  • Iranian, Iraqi red crescent societies to boost co-op 2022-01-24 17:53

    Iranian, Iraqi red crescent societies to boost co-op

    TEHRAN – The red crescent societies of Iran and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding aiming to enhance cooperation in different fields.

  • IRCS can help promote medical tourism 2021-11-17 17:53

    IRCS can help promote medical tourism

    TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) holds a capacity to help flourish medical tourism in the country, Mohammad Javad Shariati, Ambassador of Iran to the Democratic Republic of Congo, has said.

  • IRCS to open hospital in Afghanistan 2021-06-20 16:30

    IRCS to open hospital in Afghanistan

    TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) will inaugurate a hospital in the city of Zaranj in Afghanistan, Farid Moradian, deputy head of IRCS for health, treatment, and rehabilitation, has announced.

  • IRCS inaugurates 5,400 ‘crescent houses’ nationwide 2021-05-10 16:18

    IRCS inaugurates 5,400 ‘crescent houses’ nationwide

    TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) inaugurated 5,400 “crescent houses” across the country on Monday to expand services of volunteer members to the needy in normal and critical situations in urban and rural areas.

  • Sierra Leone appreciates IRCS’s health services 2021-01-17 17:04

    Sierra Leone appreciates IRCS’s health services

    TEHRAN – Sierra Leone's Minister of Health and Sanitation, Alpha Wurie, has praised the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) for offering health services to the African country.

  • volunteers 2020-12-05 18:38

    By Faranak Bakhtiari

    THANK YOU volunteers

    TEHRAN – Volunteers are dedicated to building a better global community; they are always at the forefront to fight against bad events without any expectations, even during the coronavirus pandemic, they made great efforts which needs to be appreciated more than ever.

  • Rescue, relief in flood-hit Ahvaz 2020-12-04 15:16

    Rescue, relief in flood-hit Ahvaz

    The Iranian Red Crescent Society has dispatched forces to provide assistance to families affected by a recent flood in the southwestern city of Ahvaz.

  • IRCS 2020-08-05 19:01

    Lebanon hails IRCS for humanitarian aid

    TEHRAN — Head of the Lebanese Red Cross George Kataneh has thanked the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) for its immediate readiness to provide humanitarian assistance to the victims of the massive explosion in the port of Beirut.

  • Over 18,000 female rescuers providing services 2020-07-06 17:13

    Over 18,000 female rescuers providing services

    TEHRAN – There are currently 18,247 female members of the Red Crescent Society providing relief and rescue operations to women affected by incidents in the country, head of the Red Crescent Society's Rescue and Relief Organization has announced.

  • MAP grants $600,000 aid to Iranian families affected by COVID-19 2020-06-14 17:21

    MAP grants $600,000 aid to Iranian families affected by COVID-19

    TEHRAN – Global charity organization Moms Against Poverty (MAP) has sent a shipment worth 25 billion rials (nearly $600,000 at the official rate of 42,000 rials) to help financially struggling families affected by the coronavirus in Iran, Karim Hemmati, head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), said on Sunday.

  • تحریم دارو 2019-08-18 18:27

    IRCS: Sanctions hindering pharma raw materials import

    TEHRAN – Problems in transferring money from foreign banks and using foreign exchange has been hindering the import of pharmaceutical raw materials into the country for a long time, announced the director of medical supply department at the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS).

  • Rouhani extends thanks to Iranian Red Crescent Society 2019-05-05 20:52

    Rouhani extends thanks to Iranian Red Crescent Society

    TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani has offered his gratitude to the staff of the Iranian Red Crescent Society for their efforts, especially during the recent floods which inundated most provinces across the country.

  • Public donations to flood-hit victims amount to $34m 2019-04-29 21:12

    Public donations to flood-hit victims amount to $34m

    TEHRAN — People have donated some 1.43 trillion rials (nearly $34 million) to victims of the recent floods in Iran, IRNA news agency reported on Monday.

  • Iranians donate $31m in cash and kind to the flood victims   2019-04-13 22:01

    Iranians donate $31m in cash and kind to the flood victims  

    TEHRAN — Iranians have so far donated some 1.3 trillion rials (nearly $31 million) in both cash and kind to the flood victims, Iranian Red Crescent Society Chief Ali Asghar Peyvandi said on Saturday.

  • Relief of the Red Crescent Society to flood areas 2019-04-10 11:13

    Photo: Babak Borzouyeh

    The Iranian Red Crescent Society's aid to flood victims

    Iranian Red Crescent Society has dispatched aids to the flood-stricken victims in provinces hit hard with the flooding. Floods have inflicted serious damage to the infrastructures, houses, livestock and crops across provinces in northern, northeastern, western and southwestern Iran, with Lorestan, Kordestan, Kermanshah and Ilam in west, Mazandaran in north, Golestan in northeast and Khuzestan in southwest, being among the worst-hit.

  • National, international aids mobilized for flood-hit Iranians  2019-04-10 09:11

    National, international aids mobilized for flood-hit Iranians 

    TEHRAN — While some flood-hit victims are still struggling with adverse effects of torrential rainfalls in the past three weeks, national and international aids have been sent to the affected regions since the very first days.

  • Iran says not receiving cash humanitarian aid due to U.S. sanctions 2019-04-07 20:07

    Iran says not receiving humanitarian cash aid due to U.S. sanctions

    TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) says it has not received any cash for humanitarian aid from other countries for the flood victims in Iran as there are no monetary channel to receive such aid. 

  • IRCS centers to offer aerial emergency services during Noruz 2019-03-13 21:42

    IRCS centers to offer aerial emergency services during Noruz

    TEHRAN —24 Iranian Red Crescent Society centers will be offering aerial emergency services during Noruz (New Year holidays, starting on March 21), IRCS chief Ali Asghar Peyvandi  has said.

  • IRCS’s next year budget rises by $48m 2019-03-03 22:01

    IRCS’s next year budget rises by $48m

    TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has received a budget rise of 2 trillion rials (nearly $48 million) within the framework of the budget bill approved for the next calendar year (starting on March 21), deputy head of the IRCS has said.

  • IRCS plans rescue and relief scheme for New Year holidays 2019-02-28 12:10

    IRCS plans rescue and relief scheme for New Year holidays

    TEHRAN — Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) rescue and relief will launch a scheme on March 16 aiming to increase safety on roads during the New Year holidays, head of Rescue and Relief Organization, Morteza Salimi, has said.