Wednesday, November 16, 2016

China augments TRCS preparedness for disasters

LUDOVICK KAZOKA
CHINA has through its Non- Emergency Humanitarian assistance donated items worth 348m/-to Tanzania Red Cross Society (TRCS) to strengthen the society’s disaster preparedness.

Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania Lu Younqing said in Dar es Salaam yesterday that the donation will benefit Tanzanians in general but largely the most vulnerable during disasters and emergencies. “Tanzania Red Cross Society plays an important role in disaster management.
I invite TRCS to visit China to exchange experience with their Chinese counterparts,” said the Chinese Envoy at a brief ceremony to hand over the donated materials, which included an ambulance, 40 computer sets, five gasoline water pumps, five photocopiers, 20 tents and 500 mosquito nets.
TRCS acting President Mwadini Jecha thanked China for the donation, describing the donation as a culmination of a process that commenced about four years ago when the Red Cross Society of China resolved to make generous donation to TRCS.
“This does not only symbolise the long standing cordial relations between our two National Red Cross Societies but also marks another milestone in various endeavors aimed at strengthening the disaster preparedness and response capacity of TRCS,” he said.
Mr Jecha noted that the main goal of the society was to mobilise resources through the power of humanity towards improving the situation of the most vulnerable in the country. “We hope this spirit of collaboration between our two National Red Cross Societies (Tanzania and China) will continue,” he said.

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