World Red Cross Day

Everyone of us is sure to have come across The Red Cross on multiple occasions in our day to day life. It can be seen in hospitals, ambulances, first aid kits and various other places pertaining to provision of medical care. Every year on May 8th, World Red Cross Day is celebrated around the world. This day marksthebirthanniversaryofHenryDunant,thefounderofthe International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and servesasareminderoftheimmensehumanitarianworkcarried out by the Red Cross organizations globally. The Red Cross which was originally established to provide medical treatment andcaretothewoundedcombatantshasbecomesynonymous withnondiscriminatoryprovisionofhumanitarianaidtopeople sufferingduetoconflictornaturalorman-madedisaster.World Red Cross Day is an occasion to honor the spirit of compassion, selflessness, and volunteerism that drives the Red Cross movement and its contribution to saving lives, alleviating suffering, and promoting the well-being of vulnerable communities.