The training was convened by The Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS) with support from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Africa- Dakar Office.
It was aimed at strengthening capacities of volunteers on First Aid and the trainees are expected to conduct step down trainings in their respective branches after the successful completion of their training.
At the opening ceremony, Abdoulie Fye, Operations and Programmes Manager at the GRCS, challenged participants to make best use of the opportunity.
He also called for more female volunteers to come onboard as at GRCS, their goal is to encourage more females to join the field of First Aid and to have trained personnel in every household.
Helping Gambian Children Foundation, a Holland-based charitable organisation on Monday donated medial items to Njongon community clinic in Lower Nuimi District, North Bank Region.
The Gambia Army Forces Training School (GAFTS) ORF 2 recently underwent a three weeks training.
The Judiciary of The Gambia last Friday inaugurated the first-ever complex housing offices for The Gambia’s General Legal Council, a statutory body established under the Legal Practitioners Act and chaired by Chief Justice.
