The Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS) held a meeting that hosted Jordan National Red Crescent Society President Dr. Mohammed Al Hadid and several guests working in the relief and humanitarian field from outside Bahrain.
The meeting was attended by the BRCS Secretary-General Mubarak Al Hadi, and the Board of Directors Dr. Fawzi Amin and Dr. Maryam Al Hajri.
The meeting discussed strengthening efforts to coordinate the participation of the parties to the agreement in humanitarian and charitable activities to benefit those affected by natural disasters and wars and those in need of relief and humanitarian aid in the region and the world. In addition to providing services and social assistance, training and qualifying volunteers, and contributing to promoting international humanitarian law, and other fields.
The participants discussed enhancing cooperation concerning community, charitable and educational activities, for the benefit of people and communities locally, regionally and globally. Through the exchange of faculty members and students, conducting collaborative research projects, holding lectures, organizing seminars, exchanging information and academic materials, building capacities in the field of reaching out to those in need, and providing them with integrated, qualitative and rapid support.
The meeting followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – Medical University of Bahrain (RCSI-Bahrain), the Jordan Red Crescent Society and Operation Child Life Foundation, to expand partnerships between humanitarian, relief and medical stakeholders, and maximize the use of diverse expertise that complement each other.