Under the 1960 Nigerian Red Cross Act, the Nigerian Red Cross has established branches in all 36 states of the Federation, focusing on disaster preparedness and response, and community based health programmes such as HIV/AIDS, health education, first aid, motherless babies and abandoned babies homes, blood donor services as well as water and sanitation. Apart of the aforementioned, the Red Cross creates awareness for International Humanitarian Law, assist in family tracing, youth development and a host of other welfare activities.

To buttress the work of the Nigerian Red Cross Society (“Society” or “Red Cross”), the Honourable Minister of State for Finance, Remi Babalola is partnering with the Society for the success of the Remi Babalola Nigerian Red Cross Initiative (“The Initiative”) which is a developmental agenda aimed at providing accessible Red Cross clinics in identified areas of the country as well as a Red Cross managed vocational centre in Ibadan, Oyo State. These excellent initiatives have huge potentials of uplifting the well-being of Nigerians, especially the teaming low-end populace.

For this reason, I partnered with the Nigerian Red Cross and secured requisite funding to assist victims of disaster, implement health and social welfare programs and promote humanitarian principles in Nigeria. The clinics will provide services ranging from emergency interventions during outbreaks of violence and disasters to provision of first aid and assistance to displaced and vulnerable individuals. Our combined aim is to reduce human suffering where possible, protect life and dignity in an independent and impartial manner.