MoU signing: China to support Red Crescent in rescue, ambulance service

This was announced at a meeting between PRCS Chairman Dr Saeed Elahi and a visiting delegation of RCSC.

The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) will support Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in rescue and emergency ambulance services.

This was announced at a meeting on Thursday between PRCS Chairman Dr Saeed Elahi and a visiting delegation of RCSC, said a press release.

The delegation included RCSC Beijing Branch Vice-President Liu Na, RCRC Beijing Branch Relief Department official Wang Hongmei, RCRC Beijing Branch Administrative Office official Wu Yan, RCRC Beijing Shijingshan District President Tian Chunshe and RCSC Beijing Dongcheng District Vice-President Wu Guoqiang.

Na said that the RCSC was keen at further increasing cooperation with the PRCS in disaster management, health services and capacity building programmes.

The PRCS and RCSC also signed an MoU aimed at future cooperation between the two organisations.

Earlier, while welcoming the delegation to PRCS National Headquarters, Dr Elahi said that cooperation between the PRCS and
RCSC will be further extended.

He briefed the delegation about new PRCS initiatives including the 1030 Ambulance Service for Islamabad, increasing volunteers to 5 million
by 2016 and free mobile health clinics for underserved areas.

Dr Elahi said that the two organisations can build better models of humanitarian relief and response to natural disasters not only at the national level, but also at the international level.

The PRCS chairman said that the two countries enjoy excellent relations and the Chinese nation has stood with its Pakistani brethren in every critical time.

Later, the PRCS chairman presented shields to the members of the visiting delegation.

PRCS Assistant Secretary General Ateeb Siddiqui was also present.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 20^th, 2014.