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MONTHLY NEWSLETTERVOLUME - 03 - ISSUE - 05

SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2014

HIGHLIGHTS:

First Aid awareness programmesfor three wheel drivers

Dissemination and Shramadana

Programmes

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BRANCH PROFILE

06 Divisions with 18units

Active Members 6451

Junior Members 338

Kekulu Members 495

Life Memberships 180

Service DeliveryVolunteers 769

CORE AREAS

Health

Disaster Management

OrganizationalDevelopment

Promoting HumanitarianValues

BRANCH COMMITTEE ANDMANAGEMENT

Jagath AbeysingheHony. Chairman

Kithsiri RathnapriyaHony. Secretary

Kumari KothalawalaBranch ExecutiveOfficer

Editor: Tuan Rifkhan Arbee

Medical camps conducted by the branch.

The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) Colombo Branch organizedand conducted medical camps on the 14thof September 2014 at thebranch premises and on the 06th, 07thand the 09thof October 2014

at the Puranawardenaramaya, Malapalla and Purana Viharayatemples.

A total number of 181 patients were tested for diabetes, heartdiseases and other Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD). Thesepatients were also educated on the prevention of NCDs.

The main objective of this medical camp was to provide freemedical assistance for the less privileged communities of theseareas.

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SRI LANKA RED CROSS SOCIETY - COLOMBO BRANCH MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

VOLUME - 03 - ISSUE 05 / SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2014

irst Aid awareness for three wheel drivers

rst aid is the immediate care given to a person who has been

jured or has been suddenly ill. It includes both self-help and home

are if medical assistance is not available or delayed. First aid

nowledge not only means the difference between life and death,ut also helps to determine the importance of first aid treatment

uring an emergency situation.

rst aid knowledge and skills promote safety awareness at home,

ork and on the streets, through studying first aid a person should

e prepared to assist others during emergency situations.

he SLRCS Colombo Branch conducted first aid awareness

rogrammes for three wheel drivers with the assistance of the

ottawa and the Maharagama police department on the 04thand the

4thof October 2014 in the branch premises and the Maharagama

olice station.

here were 125 drivers who were present for this awareness

rogramme and were educated on Incident Management, Casualty

anagement, Cardio Pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), Recovery

ositions, Hypoxia and other important s that will be valuable in day

o day life theories by 3 of our best instructors. Practical sessions

ere also conducted for these participants so that they would have

better understanding in First Aid.

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he SLRCS, Colombo branchs dissemination programmes aimto promote understanding of the Red Crossnd the Red Crescent movement, fundamental principles, humanitarian values, International Humanitarianaw (IHL) and the emblem use among its activities. This is to ensure that these ideals, are understood,espected and applied throughout the Colombo District/ Sri Lanka so as to promote ownership, acceptancend support of SLRCS activities by stakeholders, partners and the community at large.

issemination programmes were conducted by the branch to various, Red Cross Units of the Colomboistrict during the Months of September and October 2014 as shown in the diagram above and theserogrammes were also conducted for three wheel drivers during the First Aid and Road Safety Awarenessrogramme.

total number of 415 individuals were educated on the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement.

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ColomboSLRCS

issemination programmes

DisseminationProgrammes

Lahirugama RedCross Unit

07.09.2014

Dhahampura RedCross Unit

25.09.2014

Pannipitiya Youth

Unit

23.09.2014

DisseminationProgrammes

First Aid & RoadSafety Awareness

Programmes

04.10.2014

26.10.2014

DhahampuraRed Cross Unit

23.10.2014

JayavirugodaRed Cross Unit

26.10.2014

LahirugamaRed Cross Unit

29.10.2014

Dissemination Pro rammes or the month o Se tember 2014

hramadana Programmes

shramamdana programme was conducted on the 07th

of October 2014 at the Heraliwayala Temple whichas organized by the Heraliyawala Red Cross Unit.

total number of 23 participants were involved in cleaning the premised of the temple for the communityf the area who visit the temple daily.

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Dissemination Pro rammes or the month o October 2014


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SRI-LANKA RED CROSS SOCIETY - COLOMBO BRANCH

No - 132 A, High Level Road, Kottawa, Pannipitiya.Phone (General): 00 94 011 2178859

Fax (General): 00 94 011 2178881

Commercial First Aid: 00 94 011 2178880Ambulance Service: 00 94 011 5555505

E-mail: [email protected]

Web: www.srilanka-redcross-colombo.org

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