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Canada pledges $10M donation to Indian Red Cross to fight COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Ottawa [Canada] April 28, (ANI): Expressing solidarity over the unprecedented medical emergency India is fighting against COVID-19, Canada offered USD 10 million to Indian Red Cross to support and procure essential supplies.
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Harsh Vardhan chairs Annual General Meeting of IRCS as it celebrates its C
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan in his capacity as Chairman joined the Annual General Meeting of Indian Red Cross Society and St. John's Ambulance through video conference on Thursday.
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Rajya Sabha takes up Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan moved a motion to take up Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020 in the Rajya Sabha on Friday.
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Harsh Vardhan inaugurates Thalassemia Screening and Counselling Centre at
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday inaugurated a Thalassemia Screening and Counselling Centre at Indian Red Cross Society's National Headquarters (IRCS NHQ) Blood Bank.
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France donates ventilators, COVID-19 testing kits to India
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): France has donated 120 ventilators and 50,000 COVID-19 testing kits to India to combat the spread of the virus as the total count of positive cases in the country has inched closer to 1.5 million-mark.
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Over 1 lakh blood units procured by Indian Red Cross during COVID-19 lockd
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], 25 June (ANI): At a time when the country is facing COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) has recorded procurement of more than 1,00,000 units of blood, informed Union Health Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan, on Thursday while launching the 'eBloodServices' mobi
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COVID-19 crisis: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan launches eBlood services mo
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday launched the eBlood Services Mobile Application, in partnership with the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), for easy access to blood in this critical time of coronavirus pandemic.
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US Ambassador to India hands over first tranche of 100 ventilators to Indi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): U.S. Ambassador to India Kenneth I. Juster on Tuesday handed over the first lot of 100 ventilators from United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to New Delhi here at the Indian Red Cross Headquarters.
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Demand for blood shoots up to 175/200 units per day as routine operations
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): With the beginning of routine operations in the hospitals, the demand for blood has shot up from 50/ 60 units per day during the first three phases of lockdown, to 175/200 units, observed the Indian Red Cross Society.
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COVID-19 lockdown: IRCS facing challenges to collect blood units through v
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): The Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) is facing problems in collecting blood units through voluntary donations, Dr Vanshree Singh, Director of IRCS' Blood Bank, said on Tuesday, amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown.
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Harsh Vardhan asks Red Cross to motivate recovered COVID-19 patients to do
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said that he has asked the Indian Red Cross Society to motivate recovered COVID-19 patients to donate blood so that this blood and plasma can be used to treat critical coronavirus patients.
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Delhi LG directs IRCS to continue training, deploy social emergency respon
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Anil Baijal on Thursday reviewed the preparedness of Indian Red Cross Society in the national capital to assist in containment of COVID-19 outbreak and directed them to continue training and deploy social emergency response vol
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