TEHRAN – Yassin Al-Mamouri, the president of the Iraqi Red Crescent Society, requested his Iranian counterpart Pir Hossein Kolivand to help in setting up technical orthopedic centers and training specialized human resources in these centers.

In a meeting on Thursday in Iraq, the two officials talked about the development of cooperation in the field of treatment and rehabilitation.

Al-Mamouri suggested signing a memorandum of understanding, to use the Iranian Red Cresent Society’s forces to build technical orthopedic centers in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities.

He also asked to cooperate in order to complete the medical staff and the administrative and management team of the Iraqi Red Crescent Hospital in Baghdad and to train the necessary human resources.

Setting up addiction treatment and rehabilitation clinics in Iraq and training the necessary manpower to set up these centers under the supervision of the Iraqi Red Crescent Society were among the other issues raised in this meeting.

Kolivand also announced readiness to dispatch a team of experts to help Iraq in rehabilitation and treatment, while training manpower.

IRCS services worldwide

The IRCS, established in 1922, is one of the first and oldest members of the movement and is currently one of the top five societies in the world due to its significant activities in the national and international arenas.

In 2005, the IRCS received the Henry Davison Award for outstanding humanitarian services, and the IRCS initiative of volunteers was selected as the best project (out of 50 projects from 45 national societies), by the General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

In addition to offering services to the victims of natural disasters in the country, it has taken numerous missions in international disasters and incidents helping the people of Afghanistan, Palestine, Iraq, Southeast Asia earthquakes, Lebanon, Gaza, Somalia, and Yemen.

Moreover, the Iranian Red Crescent Society provides medical services to people in 13 Asian, African, and Latin American countries.

Currently, some 14 medical facilities are offering humanitarian, relief, and health services to the deprived people in 13 countries, including Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, the United Arab Emirates, Bolivia, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Congo, Kenya, Lebanon, Mali, Niger, and Ecuador.

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