Beginnings and History of the Red Cross in the early 1900s
The History of the Red Cross begins in 1898 with the Spanish request for Information on Military Health, in 1909 the first board of directors was formed and was finally recognized on February 21, 1910 by President Porfirio Díaz, taking the name of the Mexican Association of the Mexican Association ofthe Red Cross.
It works in two service lines that are welfare and health, the first goes from youth, through volunteer ladies, veterans, non -associated volunteers, coordination and training coordination;The second covers from coordination of medical services, nursing schools, and health specialties.
This institution has been characterized by being voluntary without any profit, together with national and international organizations for a clearly humanitarian benefit. It is dedicated to relieving human suffering and the lacks that this may seem to be at the service of others trying to improve the deplorable conditions of life that a poor human being could have, apart from training in the preparation in a situation in a situation of a risk situation that couldexist.
Among the most notable achievements of the Red Cross are:
- Awareness about a culture of health prevention and care (certainly very necessary especially in this pandemic time)
- Preparation of communities in a situation of vulnerability
- Nationally recognized and highly prepared personnel training for any challenge
- Resilience to a disaster or crisis.
This association is governed under 7 principles defined in the CD. Of Vienna in 1965, without these his work would make no sense. These are:
- Humanity: protects human life, health, as well as the harmonious relationship between the different groups of society
- Impartiality: does not distinguish between nationality, race, religion or some other discriminatory that exists in the human being
- Neutrality: it refrains from bowing to any controversy in politics, religion or ideology
- Volunteering: Everything voluntarily does without any eagerness for benefit, just for the pleasure of doing good to others
- Unit: In each country there must be a single Red Cross and must have the ability to serve the entire territory without neglecting any sector
- Universality: All movements of this nature have the enjoyment of the same rights and have the value of mutual aid in a universal way.
Finally, it should be noted that this association has full presence in all states of the Republic, and with about 110 years of existence in the country, it has distinguished itself by help without interest to others that now in these times of pandemicThey have dedicated themselves to saving lives despite the danger that this entails.
In my personal opinion, an organization of this caliber such as the Red Cross, it deserves much more recognition than it is granted, it is a pity that, in countries like Mexico, there is not enough support for the medical sector, thus limiting hopeof life of its citizens.
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