QRCS concludes 10-day-long 9th Disaster Management Camp

Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) concluded its 10-day 9th Disaster Management Camp (DMC-9), held at Al-Khor Camp under the patronage of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH).

During the closing ceremony yesterday, the trainers and trainees received their certificates, and the sponsors and contributors were honoured by Ali bin Hassan Al Hammadi, Secretary-General of QRCS; Faisal Mohamed Al Emadi, CEO of QRCS; Hussein Aman Al Ali, Head of DMC-9; and Mohamed Rashid Al Marri, Deputy Head of DMC-9.

Many VIP guests attended the ceremony, including Major General Hamad bin Othman Al Duhaimi, member of Civil Defense Council and Director-General of Civil Defense; Dr. Mohamed Al Hajri, Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response Department at MoPH (Official Sponsor); Mohamed Jabr Al Naimi, CFO of Qatar Post; Captain Mohamed Masoud Al Sulaiti from the Ministry of Defense (MoD); Pilot Lieutenant Abdullah Dhafer Al Hbabi from the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF); Lieutenant Ali Hadi Al Marri from the Defense Unit Against Weapons of Mass Destruction; and Eng. Khaled Abdullah Al Yafei, Director of Operations at Qatar Charity (Gold Sponsor).

The other sponsors and contributors honoured during the ceremony included the Ministry of Interior (MoI), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE), Qatar Media Corporation (Media Sponsor), Public Works Authority (Ashghal) (Platinum Sponsor), Dukhan Bank (Gold Sponsor), ExxonMobil Qatar (Silver Sponsor), Al Meera (Silver Sponsor), Safari Hypermarket (Silver Sponsor), Katara Cultural Village (Cultural Partner), Vodafone Qatar (Communication Partner), Lekhwiya, Coasts and Borders Security, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Social and Sports Support Fund (Daam), Al Jazeera Media Network, and Al-Israa Primary School for Girls.

In his speech, Al Hammadi told the participants, “Undoubtedly, you now understand the importance of this training more than ever before. Humanitarian crises are exacerbating, disasters are occurring unexpectedly, and displaced people are looking for someone to alleviate their suffering. This is your role as promising personnel of the International Movement of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, with the skills and knowledge you learned at this camp, which will hopefully be an asset for your future humanitarian work. And you are advised to share this knowledge with your colleagues at work”.

He thanked all the organisers, including the management, committees, trainers, and trainees, as well as the sponsors and contributors who made the event such a remarkable success hailed by humanitarians both regionally and globally.

Al Ali said, “This camp has received regional and international attention, as it is the world’s only Arabic-speaking disaster management training programme. It attracted diverse participants from Qatari, Arab, and international organisations. I am proud to see that most of them are dedicated and creative volunteers. Over the past ten days, they received some 50 training hours in many topics and specialisations. The Humanitarian Tent hosted informative lectures by experts and specialists in many areas of interest. Also, there were simulation scenarios of disasters to be dealt with by relief workers.”