Kunjungan BSM Brunei Darussalam

PMI Provinsi DKI Jakarta menerima kunjungan dari Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah Negara Brunei Darussalam. Kunjungan tersebut dimaksudkan dalam rangka meningkatkan hubungan persahabatan dan kerjasama antara PMI dan Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah Negara Brunei Darussalam.

Rombongan yang berjumlah 11 orang dipimpin oleh Vice President Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah Negara Brunei Darussalam Chai Yum Fatt dan diterima oleh Ketua PMI Provinsi DKI Jakarta Rini Sutiyoso, Sabtu (14/6/2014).

“Kami ucapkan selamat datang kepada rombongan Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah Negara Brunei Darussalam. Semoga kunjungan yang dilakukan dapat bermanfaat,” kata Rini Sutiyoso.

“Kita bisa saling bertukar pikiran tentang berbagai kegiatan,” tambahnya.

Dalam sambutannya, Sekretaris Jenderal Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah Negara Brunei Darussalam Haji Ismail bin Kassim, mengucapkan terima kasih karena telah diterima di PMI Provinsi DKI Jakarta.

“Kami memerlukan sesuatu kesamaan dari PMI, karena PMI telah lebih maju dari kami. Jadi, kami akan mengikuti jejak PMI,” terang Haji Ismail bin Kassim.

“Kami juga perlu banyak belajar dari PMI, karena PMI telah dikenal dan sering disebut dalam setiap seminar. Jadi, kami tidak salah pilih, karena kunjungan pertama kami lakukan adalah ke PMI,” ungkap Haji Ismail bin Kassim.

Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah Negara Brunei Darussalam juga mengajak PMI untuk bersatu dan bergandengan tangan. “Marilah kita bergandengan tangan dan bahu antara PMI dan Bulan Sabit Merah Negara Brunei Darussalam,” jelas Haji Ismail bin Kassim.
                
Dalam kunjungannya ke PMI Provinsi DKI Jakarta, rombongan mendapat penjelasan mengenai kegiatan donor darah yang disampaikan oleh Kepala Unit Donor Darah (UDD) PMI Provinsi DKI Jakarta, Dr. Salimar Salim, MARS. dan tayangan video tentang donor darah dan pengolahan darah.

Selanjutnya rombongan meninjau kegiatan donor darah dan proses pengolahan darah di laboratorium UDD PMI Provinsi DKI Jakarta. Rombongan juga dijamu makanan kas betawi berupa bir pletok dan kerak telor.

Dalam kunjungan yang bertepatan dengan peringatan Hari Donor Darah Sedunia (World Blood Donor Day) 14 Juni, Chai Yum Fatt beserta rombongan dan Rini Sutiyoso memberikan souvenir berupa boneka kepada pendonor darah sukarela yang menyumbangkan darahnya di PMI Provinsi DKI Jakarta.

Usai mengunjungi PMI Provinsi DKI Jakarta, selanjutnya rombongan melakukan kunjungan ke Rumah Sakit PMI Bogor.

Sumber: Palang Merah Indonesia (http://www.pmi.or.id/ina/news/?act=detail&p_id=1184)

Brunei Red Crescent Society invites public to donate blood on Sunday

Friday, May 9, 2014

THE Brunei Darussalam Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) invites all members of the public to come and donate blood between 10am and 12pm this Sunday at Times Square in Berakas.

“(You) don’t have to be donors, but you may convince your family members, your colleagues or your friends to come on Sunday to bleed for a good cause,” said the BDRCS, in a press statement.

The BDRCS blood donation programme, titled “A Pledge of 100 Pints of Blood to Save Life”, is organised in conjunction with World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, as well as the 66th anniversary of the BDRCS.

Themed “Together for Humanity”, this year’s World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day highlights the importance of partnership in handling humanitarian relief efforts.

BDRCS first began as the Brunei Red Cross Society in 1948 (under the administration of the British Red Cross), but changed to become the Brunei Red Crescent Society after the country’s independence in 1984.

Currently, BDRCS has over 1,000 members, a majority of whom are secondary students.

In addition to providing first aid services, BDRCS also provides health advisory services, first aid training at the youth, professional and community level.

The society also actively conducts various awareness campaigns about road safety, healthy living, international humanitarian laws, and diseases. – Amanda Yap

The Brunei Times

Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah anjur kempen derma darah

Oleh:  Siaran Akhbar 

SERASA, Ahad, 11 Mei. - Sempena Sambutan Hari Palang Merah (Red Cresent) dan Bulan Sabit Merah (Red Cross), Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah Negara Brunei Darussalam dengan kerjasama Pusat Pendermaan Darah, Hospital Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (RIPAS) menganjurkan kempen derma darah, bertempat di Times Square, Berakas, di sini.

Hadir selaku tetamu kehormat ialah Ketua Pengarah Perkhidmatan Perubatan, Kementerian Kesihatan, Dr. Haji Zulaidi bin Haji Abd Latif.

Dengan adanya kempen seperti ini adalah diharapkan agar dapat menyumbang kepada simpanan stok darah di Hospital RIPAS yang boleh menyelamatkan nyawa para pesakit-pesakit yang memerlukannya dengan menetapkan sasaran kutipan darah sebanyak 100 pain darah.

Turut hadir pada majlis pagi ini ialah, Presiden Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah, Haji Julaini bin Haji Abd Latif, ahli-ahli persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah dan pegawai serta kakitangan Pusat Pendermaan Darah.

- via Pelita Brunei Online. Wednesday, 14 May 2014.

Blood donation tomorrow at Times Square

THE public is invited to take part in a blood donation drive at Times Square, in Berakas, tomorrow. From 10am to noon, members of Brunei Darussalam Red Crescent Society will assemble for the “100 Pints Blood Pledge to Save Life” campaign, along with 100 volunteers. The society is encouraging people from all communities to help make a difference as part of the society’s 66^th anniversary.

 

- Borneo Bulletin, Saturday 10 May 2014.

ICRC: Making lives better for 150 years

 

A member of the Brunei Darussalam Red Crescent Society in uniform. BT file

 

Hong-Yii Phoon

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

 

THIS May 8, World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, come sit and read about the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, otherwise known as the ICRC or just the Red Cross, and what this day is all about.

 

Perusing its history reveals that, first, it was founded in 1863, and secondly it’s not one standalone organisation. It's a conglomerate of organisations and societies united by a set of principles designed to facilitate their goal of providing humanitarian aid to all regardless of race, ethnicity, religious beliefs or political views. It is funded by voluntary contributions from governments, societies, supranational organisations, and various public and private sources.

 

So very much like our very own non-government organisations (NGOs) and charities, the ICRC depends on donations for a cause they support. Of course, the difference is that it works worldwide.

 

Reading through the stories of the ICRC's work, there are amazing achievements that they have done, and more. These people have gone into warzones to care for the wounded and ill civilians, and making sure that civilians are protected during times of war. They visit prison detainees to ensure that they are treated with dignity and humanity in accordance with international norms and standards.

 

When Typhoon Haiyan left destruction in its wake in the Philippines, the ICRC worked to help the victims recover and rebuild. In Myanmar, the ICRC has been hard at work rebuilding ethnic Rakhine and Muslim communities torn apart by communal violence in Myanmar.

 

Even despite risks, a sole person can be an unsung hero. A Cambodian Red Cross volunteer hand-delivers letters on a motorbicycle to reach rural, remote villages, travelling for hours just to keep separated families connected.

 

The ICRC sometimes even responds before an event with due warning given. In the United States, when 2010 was forecasted to be severe hurricane season the ICRC prepared and trained volunteers as well as preparing equipment and materials near vulnerable spots, spending nearly US$30 million in its efforts to reduce damage and casualties, and allow rebuilding to commence without delay.

 

This day, May 8th, is to celebrate the ICRC's work and principles in humanitarian aid without borders and prejudices, and we could certainly learn from them. Thousands of people have volunteered their time to make lives better for 150 years despite the potential risks and complications they could be facing as they go about their task of helping others less fortunate without discrimination.

 

While we cannot compare our charities and NGOs with it, given the amount of funding and support they receive from multiple sources, surely we can keep them in mind as an inspiration, as a role model for us to know that it is always possible to care not just about ourselves but for others, regardless of political beliefs, religious views, race, age or sex, if and when we can, and make the world a better place for people. One single day every year should be more than enough to remind us that out there, people are spending their lives helping other people. If they can do that, so can we.

 

The Brunei Times

 

Panaga Primary School concludes Basic First Aid Workshop

A Shazy

AS PART of the school’s professional staff development, Panaga Primary School recently concluded the Basic First Aid workshop at the school multipurpose hall, Sunshine Hall.

                Present to facilitate the workshop was Harris bin Abdul Latip, officer-in-charge of Brunei Red Crescent Society of Belait District, who is also the Senior First Aider of St John Ambulance in Australia. During the two-day workshop, the facilitator covered a number of topics related to first aid, such as introduction to first-aid, how to become a first aider, early recovery actions, principles of first-aid and more.

                At the end of the workshop, the teachers and staff members were given a first-hand experience as first-aiders.

- (Borneo Bulletin, Friday 9 May 2014)

Promotion ceremony for Belait Red Crescent officers

The Brunei Darussalam Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) yesterday held a promotion ceremony for 19 members of its Belait division.

                The ceremony saw a mixture of promotions for both commissioned and non-commissioned officers of BDRCS.

                Acting Director of BDRCS Belait division Haji Bidin bin Haji Che Drahman as Chairman, said in his speech that “the higher the promotion, the higher the commitment required”.

                He expressed confidence that the promoted officers were extremely spirited to lead BDRCS Belait division.

                “The role of leadership should be understood in various contexts. In the context of NGO, the development, progress and success are mainly influenced by a strong and dynamic leadership,” he added.

                He urged leaders to continue increasing the leadership and managerial knowledge and skills.

                He also emphasized the importance of good teamwork in all aspects of BDRCS’ services. Good teamwork is an extension of good partnership in all-external matters including relations with government departments towards delivering community and humanitarian services.

                Relations with other NGOs and private sectors should also be maintained to ensure the effective movement of BDRCS, he added.

                The guest of honor at the ceremony was its President Awang Haji Julaini bin Haji Abdul Latip.

                The promotion ceremony also coincided with the presentation of appointment letters to the Secretariat Working Committee members for Belait division.

                The event took place at Kuala Belait Municipal Hall.

(Borneo Bulletin, Friday 9 May 2014)