German Red Cross

The German Red Cross (German: Deutsches Rotes Kreuz, German pronunciation: [ˈdɔʏtʃəs ˈʁoːtəs kʁɔʏts]), or the DRK, is the national Red Cross Society in Germany.

With over 3.5 million members, it is the third largest Red Cross society in the world. The German Red Cross offers a wide range of services within and outside Germany. GRC provides 52 hospitals, care for the elderly (over 500 nursing homes and a network of ambulant nursing care for the elderly covering all over the country, care for children and youth (i.e. 1.300 kindergartens, full range of social services for children). GRC provides also 75% of the blood supply in Germany as well as 60% of the emergency medical services in Germany and first aid training. GRC headquarters provides international humanitarian aid (disaster management and development assistance) in over 50 countries in the world.

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