German Red Cross

German Red Cross
Deutsches Rotes Kreuz
FormationJanuary 25, 1921 (1921-01-25)
FounderJoachim von Winterfeldt
Founded atBamberg
TypeNGO
Legal statuscharity
PurposeHumanitarian aid
HeadquartersBerlin
Location
Membership (2022)
2,785,112
Official language
German
Secretary General
Christian Reuter
Gerda Hasselfeldt
Staff193,773 (in 2022)
Volunteers (2022)
443,334
Websitewww.drk.de
Round logo of the GRC

The German Red Cross (GRC) (German: Deutsches Rotes Kreuz [ˈdɔʏtʃəs ˈʁoːtəs ˈkʁɔʏts] ; DRK) is the national Red Cross Society in Germany.

With 4 million members,[1] it is the third largest Red Cross society in the world. The German Red Cross offers a wide range of services within and outside Germany. GRC provides 52 hospitals, elderly care (over 500 nursing homes and a mobile nursing care network of covering the entire country), care for children and youth (i.e. 1.300 kindergartens, a full range of social services for children). GRC also provides 75% of the blood supply and 60% of the emergency medical services in Germany, as well as first aid training. GRC headquarters provides international humanitarian aid (disaster management and development assistance) to over 50 countries across the world.[2]

  1. ^ Kreuz, Deutsches Rotes (17 May 2019). "A self-portrayal of the Red Cross". DRK e.V. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. ^ Kreuz, Deutsches Rotes (20 May 2019). "Where we work". DRK e.V. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

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