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Abbreviation | MRC (English) BSMM (Malay) |
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Founded | 1948 |
Type | Non-profit organisation |
Focus | Humanitarian Aid |
Location | |
Key people | Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz, National Chairman[1] |
Affiliations | International Committee of the Red Cross International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |
Revenue (2020,2019) | RM12,697,072[2] RM5,866,855[3] |
Website | www |
The Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC) (Malay: Bulan Sabit Merah Malaysia (BSMM)) is a voluntary humanitarian organization that seeks to promote humanitarian values, as well as provide service and public education in disaster management, as well as healthcare in the community. It is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.[4]
Organised in 16 chapters and more than 150 branches nationwide, MRC is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur. MRC also has a very active presence among youths and young adults through a well-organized network of youth and adult volunteer units in schools and institutions of higher learning.[5]