Singapore Red Cross pledges additional $400,000 to support communities in war-torn Gaza
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Palestinians in Rafah fleeing their homes on March 18 after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders for a number of neighbourhoods.
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SINGAPORE - The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) is committing another $400,000 to humanitarian efforts in Gaza in response to the escalation in hostilities that began on March 18.
In a statement on March 27, it said the funds will be used for emergency health services, primary healthcare, mental health support and relief efforts. The money will also support the operations of a 60-bed field hospital that delivers life-saving trauma care and essential medical care to 200 people daily in Rafah in the Gaza Strip.
An operations coordinator, Mr D.S. Vickram, will be deployed to Cairo for two weeks, starting from April 13, to facilitate humanitarian aid movement from Egypt to the Gaza Strip, and oversee functions on the ground.
Mr Benjamin William, secretary-general and chief executive officer of the Singapore Red Cross, said the deployment “enables SRC to provide more targeted and responsive interventions, ensuring that humanitarian aid is timely, relevant and impactful for the most vulnerable”.
Israel resumed strikes on Gaza
More than 830 people have been killed in the enclave since hostilities resumed between Israel and Hamas
SRC previously committed $300,000 worth of relief supplies
SRC’s current fund-raising appeal will run until April 30. Members of the public can donate online at https://redcross.sg/donate-gazacrisis
Donations via cheque or PayNow can be done at https://redcross.sg/gazacrisis
SRC said that to date, it has disbursed close to $1.5 million worth of humanitarian aid, such as medical supplies, hygiene kits, food provisions, water filtration systems and food parcels, through its partnership with the Egyptian Red Crescent Society.
