The History of the Red Cross in Romania

Abstract

The Red Cross Movement was established in Romania in1876nder the aegis of the homonymous international society. Its working principles are: helping people in need, humanity, intervention in case of disasters and calamities, and respect for human rights. During the Hohenzollern regime in Romania, as well as after 1918 the movement started medical and social assistance programs, training courses focused on people’s response to major events or AIDS prevention, as well as volunteer initiatives for blood donation. Its role becomes a salient one during the two world wars either through the military hospitals it establishes or as a result of its fundraising campaigns.