THE ninth Partnership Meeting, organized by the Myanmar Red Cross Society (MRCS), opened yesterday morning at the Melia Hotel in Yangon. Union Minister for Health Professor Dr Thet Khaing Win, departmental heads, the MRCS president, the vice-president, secretariat staff, diplomats, representatives of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), domestic and foreign donors, and volunteers attended the event.

In his remarks, the Union Minister for Health highlighted the MRCS’s role in providing humanitarian support as part of the nation’s emergency response and acknowledged the contributions of its volunteers. The meeting focuses on reviewing domestic humanitarian operations, planning future strategies, and strengthening preparedness, health accessibility, and organizational capacity.

MRCS President Dr Myo Nyunt and international representatives, including Ms Juja Kim (IFRC Asia-Pacific Deputy Regional Director) and Mr Regis Savioz (IFRC Asia-Pacific Regional Director), also addressed the meeting.

The two-day meeting, held from 6 to 7 November, brings together representatives from the MRCS, IFRC, partner national societies, UN agencies, and the AHA Centre. MRCS has been holding partners’ meetings biannually since 1999.

MNA/ KZL

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