In her talks Sabu pointed to the natural disasters such as flood, earthquake and fire in Kenya, she said that youth and volunteers of Kenya Red Cross need the help and support of the partners to provide humanitarian services to beneficiaries. She added that Kenya Red Cross to increase the awareness of the public needs the related trainings in Disaster management, in which the support and cooperation of IRCS in this issue is highly appreciated.
In this regard, Sabu hoped for IRCS support and cooperation in the following issues:
1. IRCS experience and knowledge in disaster management (DM), that is valuable for Kenya Red Cross in order to advance and develop its activities in DM. She suggested the opportunity for holding DM training courses for Kenya Red Cross staff and volunteers.
2. The establishment and development of medical clinics especially in Muslim regions, for providing medical services related to widespread gynecological diseases, like breast cancer, vaccination, dialysis machine.
Remarking the important role of Kenyan Red Cross in assisting needy and conflict affected people in Kenya; Ziaee announced IRCS readiness in helping beneficiaries and hoped for expanding of cooperation between two NSs. He added IRCS has established thirty medical centers in twenty-five countries that provide health services, in which Kenya is among them.
He pointed the strategic location of Kenya in Africa affords an opportunity to increase cooperation, for this reason, he offered to update the existing version of MoU between two NSs.
In reply to the request of cooperation in Disaster Management, Ziaee welcomed the suggestion and asked for more discussions by inviting a Kenyan delegation to visit IRCS.
** Roqayeh Ahmad Sabu, Kenyan Ambassador and Dr. Ziaee, the President, Discussed the Expansion of Medical Clinics and Cooperation in Disaster Management.