Indonesian Red Cross Society

The Indonesian Red Cross Society (Indonesian: Palang Merah Indonesia) is a humanitarian organization in Indonesia. It is a member of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

Indonesian Red Cross Society
Palang Merah Indonesia
AbbreviationPMI
Formation17 September 1945 (1945-09-17)
TypeNon-governmental organization
Legal statusFoundation
PurposeHumanitarianism
HeadquartersJakarta
Location
Region served
Indonesia
Official language
Indonesian
Chairman
Jusuf Kalla
Staff
105 staff, including 17 expatriates
Websitepmi.or.id

Indonesia is one of the few Muslim-majority countries to use the Red Cross as its symbol. Indonesia is not a strictly faith-based nation.

In mid-2013, the Indonesian Red Cross Society had 32,568 people in its Volunteer Corps, 19,294 Individual Volunteers and 893,381 Blood Donor Volunteers, for a total of 945,243 persons, which is recorded as the highest number of volunteers in the world.

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