On 21 November 2024, Thai Red Cross Society delegates attended the commemoration event “20 Years on: Remembering the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami” at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Lt. Gen. Amnat Barlee, M.D., Director of Relief and Community Health Bureau (RCHB), was one of the panelists in the discussion on the topic: “Post-disaster recovery, lessons…
On 8 November 2024, 19 delegates from the Ho Chi Minh Branch, Vietnam Red Cross Society, led by Mr. Tran Truong Son, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Red Cross Branch, made a study visit on blood services at Thai Red Cross National Blood Centre. In this regards, Ms. Thitiphorn Bhakhumpong, Assistant Director for…
On 13 November 2024, 9 Lao Red Cross delegates, led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chanthanom Manithip, Vice President of Lao Red Cross, made a study visit on elderly care at Thai Red Cross Health Station No. 4, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. On this occasion, LT. Gen. Amnat Barlee, M.D., Director of Relief and Community Health Bureau…
On 18 November 2024, H.E. Ms. Faiyaz Murshid Kazi, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Thailand paid a courtesy call on Mr. Tej Bunnag, Secretary General of Thai Red Cross Society, together with Dr. Apichart Chinwanno, Assistant Secretary General for International Affairs. Both sides discussed and exchanged views on humanitarian activities in Thailand.
Thai Red Cross Society delegation led by Mr. Tej Bunnag, Secretary General, attended the 24th session of the General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), 2024 Council of Delegates of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and 34th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red…
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has awarded its highest honor, the Henry Davison Award, to Dr. Uraiwan Tinnungwattana, an ophthalmologist of Thai Red Cross Society. Dr. Uraiwan serves as Chair of Thai Red Cross’s Eye Surgery Project in honor of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, and also…
Thai Red Cross Society approved an emergency humanitarian assistance of 20,000 USD to Nepal Red Cross Society for flood and landslide victims in the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. From 27-28 September 2024, heavy rain in Bagmati and Gandaki provinces caused floods and landslides in many areas of Nepal including Kathmandu city. International Federation of…
On 18 September 2024, Mr. Hervé Gazeau, Regional Head of Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilization, IFRC Asia-Pacific Regional Office, had a meeting with Dr. Apichart Chinwanno, Assistant Secretary General for International Affairs, together with Lt.Gen. Amnat Barlee, M.D., Director of Relief and Community Health Bureau and Mrs. Janprapa Vichitcholchai, Deputy Director of Fund Raising Bureau.…
Thai Red Cross Society sent a total of 60,000 USD direct financial assistance to three national societies including Lao Red Cross, Myanmar Red Cross Society, and Vietnam Red Cross Society. This humanitarian donation is aimed at assisting the people affected by the floods caused by Typhoon Yagi in early September. The typhoon caused large-scale damage…
60 communication staff from various offices of Thai Red Cross Society participated in the TRCs BRAND CHAMPIONS workshop, presenting their creative communication plans for Red Cross missions on August 20, 2024. The event was presided over by Dr. Apichart Chinwanno, Assistant Secretary General for Foreign Affairs, along with a panel of distinguished judges from various…