Health and care
First aid
First aid is a set of procedures and measures that save lives and health of injured people on the spot. Majority of the activities within this program are related to education.
MAIN GOAL:
Educate citizens of Montenegro in First aid basics in order to be able to help the others and themselves.
ACTIVITIES:
Red Cross organizes:
- First aid trainings for volunteers and basic trainings for staff in companies;
- Trainings for First aid instructors;
- BLS/AED trainings- trainings for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of AED (automated external defibrillator),
- Trainings for lifeguards on water;
- Lectures and first aid trainings in kindergartens, elementary and high schools, as well as on faculties;
- Trainings and lectures for citizens;
- Exercises and demonstration of first aid in cooperation with the Protection and Rescue Service;
- Provision of first aid assistance in manifestations and mass events.
Voluntary blood donation
According to the statistical data from 2020, Voluntary blood donation in Montenegro is underdeveloped- there is only 2,7% of voluntary blood donors in the country. Out of that number, 40% are non-remunerated blood donors and 60% are family donors who are donating blood for their family members, relatives, friends etc. According to the recommendations of the world Health Organization, the number of family donors should be decreased as much as possible, while the level of voluntary blood donors should be at least 4%.
Voluntary Blood donation (VBD), as an activity of national interest, is defined by the Law on Health Care, Law on Blood and the Law on the Red Cross of Montenegro.
MAIN GOAL:
Motivate as many people as possible to join the voluntary blood donation, increase the number of voluntary blood donors and provide sufficient amounts of blood as a medicine of human origin.
ACTIVITIES:
Within its responsibilities, the Red Cross of Montenegro:
- Provides the required number of VBD;
- Initiates and encourages recruitment of VBD;
- Takes care of VBD and presents the Red Cross awards for the contribution in the area of VBD;
- Promotes and develops VBD among wider public;
- Organizes educational activities for youth in schools, companies, organizations;
- Organizes annual awards ceremony of the Ministry of Health for VBD;
- Organizes VBD actions;
- Participates in creation of the annual plan of required blood quantities and in cooperation with the Institute for Blood Transfusion creates the plan for informational-educational campaign;
- Establishes coordinating bodies for analyzing and improving VBD.
HIV/AIDS prevention
Red Cross of Montenegro is active within HIV/AIDS prevention and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and in cooperation with other stakeholders, organizes different educational activities. Additionally, Global agenda goals of the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, set out the direction for active prevention of communicable diseases and addictions.
The Red Cross is committed to strengthening the volunteers’ base in the local Red Cross branches and educating number of young people for actively pursuing this activity in their respective communities, as peer educators.
MAIN GOAL:
Decrease stigma and discrimination of people affected by the virus and raise awareness among general population on HIV/AIDS.
ACTIVITIES:
- Organization of seminars for volunteers in the Red Cross local branches;
- Establishing team of volunteers for HIV/AID prevention activities;
- Celebration of important dates in the area of HIV and STD prevention;
- Creation of educational-promotional material;
- Cooperation with relevant stakeholders – Ministry of Health, Institute for Public Health and NGOs active in this field;
- Organization of lectures and seminars with the following CSOs: „CAZAS”, „JUVENTAS”, „MOMSIC”;
- Conducting raising awareness campaign „Anti-stigma and discrimination”;
- Participation in regional events where this topic is discussed.