Creating greater preparedness among masses

Training of trainers on community first responder in Mkg  

Mokokchung, October 24 (MExN): A five-day training of trainers on community first responder aiming at creating greater awareness and preparedness among the masses to effectively response in times of disasters is under at Mokokchung Town Hall from October 24. The participants from all the seven blocks under Mokokchung district, who are to become trainers, are attending the exhaustive training programme. It is being organized by District Disaster Management Authority, Mokokchung in collaboration with CD & SDRF. Training to the participants, who are to become trainers at block levels, will cover all disasters related issues- prevention of danger or threat of any disaster, mitigation or reduction of disaster or its severity, capacity building, preparedness to deal with any disaster, prompt response to disaster, assessing the magnitude of effects of disaster, rescue and relief, first aid etc.  

ADC Mokokchung, Bendanglila, who addressed the inaugural function called upon the participants to equip themselves with the knowledge of what disasters are all about and  become trainers at their respective areas. She said, ‘disasters either natural or manmade, strike without warning therefore, the paramount important is to equip ourselves to deal with such disasters.’  

DDMO, Mokokchung Wangshi and Dr Aka, CMO, Mokokchung spoke on overview of the training program with emphasis on rescue and minimizing casualty to lives to the participants. The inaugural function was chaired by Livitoli EAC (HQ).