๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐๐๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด & ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฒ๐๐๐โ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ (๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฆ)
The Honโble Secretary-General hosted a farewell briefing meeting with the outgoing focal officer of His Majesty’s Retired Armed Force Services (HMRAFS), Lt. Col. Nidup Tshering Nidup Tshering, and the incoming focal officer Lt. Col. Tshewang Rinzin, from the Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) at the Bhutan Red Cross Society (BRCS) HQ. We thank the services, support, and collaboration of the outgoing focal officer, and welcome the incoming focal officer.
Our collaboration with the RBA began in 2015, and further with HMRAFS in 2018 the year the Bhutan Red Cross Society celebrated the 1st Foundation Day. To commemorate this upon Royal Command, 58 HMRAFS personnel formed the first batch of volunteers from HMRAFS, receiving training in basic First Aid and Disaster Management. This milestone coincided with the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, symbolizing a commitment to humanitarian service.
Under the blessings of Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, President of BRCS, during the launch in 2017, the community volunteer program focusing on basic First Aid and Disaster Management training was inaugurated. This program flourished under the leadership of Lt. Col. Thinlay Gyeltshen Thinlay Gyeltshen from the RBA who has a master’s degree in Disaster Managment, who served as a representative of the Royal Bhutan Army- Army Disaster Response Cell (ADRC) for the Core Working Committee of BRCS formation since the inception of BRCS as directed by His Majestyโs Secretariat. He spearheaded training the community volunteers in basic DM traveling across all the 20 districts. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, his dedication was instrumental. He was behind drafting the Dead Bodies Management manual and trained volunteers from four regions, ensuring they were prepared to manage mass casualties with dignity and care.
We are profoundly grateful to RBA & H.E The COO for the unwavering support and partnership. Together, we remain committed to serving our communities and look forward to continuing this vital collaboration. Moreover, we are grateful to the officials of HMRAFs for seeing this as a forthcoming cooperation to serve humanity.
