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Hellenic Red Cross

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Hellenic Red Cross
Ελληνικός Ερυθρός Σταυρός
AbbreviationHRC (Greek: ΕΕΣ)
Formation10 June 1877; 147 years ago (1877-06-10)
TypeNonprofit organization
PurposeHumanitarian Aid
HeadquartersAthens, Greece
Region
Greece
Parent organization
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
R.O.R. Idhttps://ror.org/00zzcmy73
Websitehttp://www.redcross.gr

The Hellenic Red Cross (Greek: Ελληνικός Ερυθρός Σταυρός, ΕΕΣ) is the Greek national Red Cross Society, founded on 10 June 1877.[1][2][3] In 1912 the School of Nurses is founded, in 1932 the Volunteer Samaritans Corps starts its operations and in 1964 the Social Welfear Sector is also founded, broadening the services of Hellenic Red Cross in a wider area of the Greek society. The Youth of Hellenic Red Cross was founded in 1924.[1][2][3] The Hellenic Red Cross has regional branches across the Greece.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

The Hellenic Red Cross has established First Aid Stations, Blood Donation Centres, Schools at Hellenic Red Cross - Branches in Greece, Nurses’ Advanced School (Ανωτέρα Σχολή Νοσηλευτριών) in Athens, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with various entities,[12][13] Missing Persons Search Service (tracing and family reunification), and several hospitals: the Asclepeion Hospital in Voula, the Henry Dunant Hospital Center in Athens, and the Red Cross Hospital, Athens.[14][15]

Volunteer Corps

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Hellenic Red Cross volunteers are organized into three corps: the Volunteer Nursing Corps, Volunteer Social Welfare Corps, and Volunteer Corps of Samaritans, Rescuers and Lifeguards.

Hellenic Red Cross – Division of Volunteer Corps of Samaritans, Rescuers and Lifeguards was founded in 1932.[16][17][18][19][20][21] It is a member of International Life Saving Federation.[22] It has launched a free mobile app for the public.[23][24][25][26] The Training Department is certified and follows an ISO 9001:2008 quality management system by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance.[27] It operates schools[28][29][30] and training short courses:[31][32][33]

Corruption

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In February 2019, the former president of the Hellenic Red Cross Andreas Martinis was convicted by the Athens Criminal Court of Appeal in the First Instance to seven years' suspended imprisonment for six counts of repeated service unfaithfulness. According to the indictment, during the period 2007-2010 he exploited funds earmarked for distressed patients in order to give preferential treatment to the hospitalization rates of prominent persons, which allegedly caused damage to the Henry Dunant Hospital of EUR 22 million.[34][35]

In May 2019, Andreas Martinis and his wife were sentenced by the Athens Three-Member Criminal Court of Appeal to 10 years' suspended imprisonment[36][37] for the offence of money laundering in the amount of 3.1 million German marks, with the mitigating circumstance of a previous honest life. The case concerns the signing of a contract between the 'Henry Dunant' Foundation and the German company 'Hospitalia International' in 1998 for the supply of hospital and hotel equipment.[38][39][40]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b "Hellenic Red Cross - A sense of community in Greece". Red Cross EU Office. Archived from the original on 2024-06-12.
  3. ^ a b "Centenary of the Hellenic Red Cross - International Review of the Red Cross" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-04-29.
  4. ^ "Hellenic Red Cross - Regional Departments Map" (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2025-01-20.
  5. ^ "Hellenic Red Cross - Regional Departments" (PDF) (in Greek). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-04-29.
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  8. ^ "Hellenic Red Cross & Association of Pharmaceutical Companies of Greece (SFEE): Mental health first aid at Agia Anna Gymnasium" (in Greek). 2025-03-18. Archived from the original on 2025-03-19.
  9. ^ "Benefactors of Public Health - How the largest hospitals were created". Proto Thema. 2025-02-19. Archived from the original on 2025-02-19.
  10. ^ "1st Hellenic Red Cross & Volunteerism Festival in Thessaloniki - 1st HRC THESS FEST" (PDF) (Press release) (in Greek). Thessaloniki: Hellenic Red Cross. 2025-04-24. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-05-02.
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  12. ^ "Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)" (PDF) (in Greek). University of West Attica. 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  13. ^ "Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between University of Patras and Hellenic Red Cross" (PDF) (in Greek). University of Patras. 2020-08-27. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-05-06.
  14. ^ "General Organizational Chart of the Hellenic Red Cross" (PDF) (in Greek). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  15. ^ "The history of the most important non-governmental organization in Greece". 2024-06-07. Archived from the original on 2025-01-14.
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  17. ^ "Volos: Many people were unaware that they had high blood pressure or high blood sugar in the screenings conducted by the Red Cross (video)" (in Greek). ERT News. 2025-04-10. Archived from the original on 2025-04-30.
  18. ^ "Greek Red Cross marched first in the military parade of Athens to celebrate the anniversary of 25 March 2025" (in Greek). 2025-03-26. Archived from the original on 2025-04-30.
  19. ^ "With a rescue boat and a rescue robot the Greek Red Cross in Piraeus for the Epiphany (photo)" (in Greek). 2025-01-06. Archived from the original on 2025-04-30.
  20. ^ "Hellenic Red Cross: It organizes action of active outreach & support for homeless people" (in Greek). 2025-04-14. Archived from the original on 2025-04-14.
  21. ^ "Launch of a pilot application for the support of emergency departments by the Hellenic Red Cross" (in Greek). Ministry of Health. 2025-03-20. Archived from the original on 2025-03-21.
  22. ^ "Hellenic Red Cross - Division of Volunteer Corps of Samaritans, Rescuers and Lifeguards". International Life Saving Federation. Archived from the original on 2024-06-14.
  23. ^ "First Aid Mobile Application". samarites.gr (in Greek). Volunteer Samaritans, Rescuers and Lifeguard Corps of Hellenic Red Cross. Archived from the original on 2025-02-12.
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  25. ^ "Help Keep Your Pets Safe with Free Pet First Aid App". International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. 2024-04-11. Archived from the original on 2024-11-08.
  26. ^ "10 Reasons Why You Should Download the Red Cross First Aid App". redcrosschat.org. 2023-07-06. Archived from the original on 2025-04-24.
  27. ^ "Hellenic Red Cross - ISO 9001:2015 Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance". Archived from the original on 2025-04-30.
  28. ^ "Volunteer Samaritans, Rescuers and Lifeguard Corps of the Hellenic Red Cross - Schools". Archived from the original on 2024-12-12.
  29. ^ "Hellenic Red Cross: It implements Certified First Aid courses at a distance (e-learning)" (in Greek). ERT News. 2025-01-28. Archived from the original on 2025-01-28.
  30. ^ "First Aid Courses & Volunteer Training by the Hellenic Red Cross" (in Greek). University of Ioannina. 2024-10-02. Archived from the original on 2024-10-08.
  31. ^ "Hellenic Red Cross: Courses for Civilians" (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2025-04-30.
  32. ^ "Thessaloniki: Free First Aid training by the Hellenic Red Cross in Agia Sophia" (in Greek). 2024-02-17. Archived from the original on 2025-04-30.
  33. ^ "First Aid courses in cooperation with the Hellenic Red Cross" (in Greek). Scientific Society of Medical Students of Greece (SSHMS). Archived from the original on 2025-04-30.
  34. ^ "Andreas Martinis and his wife arrested for a "kickback" of 3.2 million German Marks". Proto Thema. 2015-05-17. Archived from the original on 2017-06-21.
  35. ^ "Seven years imprisonment to Andreas Martinis for «Henry Dunant»" (in Greek). Ethnos. 2019-02-25. Archived from the original on 2019-12-06.
  36. ^ "Andreas Martinis released after 15 months in prison" (in Greek). Proto Thema. 2017-08-22. Archived from the original on 2019-09-20.
  37. ^ "Andreas Martinis in jail (again) for the free hospital fees at Henry Dunant" (in Greek). Proto Thema. 2016-11-30. Archived from the original on 2019-09-20.
  38. ^ "Former president of the Hellenic Red Cross and Henry Dunant Hospital arrested" (in Greek). To Vima. 2016-05-17. Archived from the original on 2021-06-23.
  39. ^ "Andreas Martinis remanded in custody in the 3.2 million German mark bribery case" (in Greek). To Vima. 2016-05-20. Archived from the original on 2024-01-06.
  40. ^ "10-year suspended sentence for Andreas Martinis" (in Greek). To Vima. 2019-05-15. Archived from the original on 2022-11-23.

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