By, giwa alex, Jos
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has taken first aid lectures to Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH), with personnel drawn from Sectors and Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) of OPSH as participants.
Declaring the 3-day training session open at Headquarters Operation SAFE HAVEN in Jos on 3 May 2023, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division Nigerian Army and Commander Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH), Major General Abdulsalami Ibrahim, tasked the participants to make good use of the opportunity provided by the lecture series to know basic first aid applications in emergency situations.
Represented by the Chief of Staff OPSH, Brigadier General Amos Egbejule, the Commander lauded the ICRC for its contribution in the training of personnel towards building an effective civil/military relationship across board. He further stated that both OPSH and ICRC are partners in conflict resolution, and the partnership must be strengthened to achieve greater goals.
Earlier In his remarks, the Head Sub-delegation ICRC Jos, Mr Jean Paul, underscored the importance of the international body in providing succor to victims of armed conflicts and natural disaster. He stated that ICRC will remain available to provide humanitarian support when needed.
Mr Paul maintained that ICRC will sustain its dialogue with security agencies, in order to achieve a chaos-free society. He revealed that ICRC does not discriminate between individuals irrespective of their religion or ethnic background.
The ICRC boss advised participants to share knowledge gained from the lecture series with personnel who are not available for the training. He further promised that ICRC will continue to uphold its core value, which is to safe lives.
At the end of the 3-day training, participants are expected to know how to manage unresponsive casualty, ways at which first aid application could be applied in Abdominal, chest and amputation wounds among others.
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