PESHAWAR: Two-day training on disaster risk management was organized by Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS). The training was conducted on the direction of Chairman PRCS Asif Khan Mehsud for the journalist community of the merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Saeed Kamal briefed the journalists on Pakistan Red Crescent Societies constitutional status and auxiliary role to the government.
He said under the vision and commitment of Asif Khan Mehsud PRCS is achieving its targets by providing assistance to the helpless communities of the merged districts.
The society is supporting vulnerable communities of the tribal districts in different sectors including provision of health services at Ghulam Khan Border & district Khyber with the support of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC).
The PRCS is delivering under the disaster management, restoring family links, first aid, risk awareness & safer behavior, and youth and volunteer programs across the tribal districts.
Speaking to the journalists, provincial program officer Amjad Sohail said that free health services are being provided to the local population through seven basic health units (BHUs) with the help of the Norwegian Red Cross in Orakzai, North and South Waziristan districts.
They were also briefed on the impact of disaster reporting on society.
