SPEECH FOR THE ZRCS NATIONAL PRESIDENT MR. FRACKSON NGOSA AT THE WORLD FIRST AID DAY
- THE PERMANENT SECRETARY
- THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TOTAL ZAMBIA LIMITED
- THE ACTING SECRETARY GENERAL
- ALL STAFF TOTAL ZAMBIA LIMITED
- ALL ORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS REPRESENTED HERE
- ALL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS REPRESENTED HERE
- ZAMBIA RED CROSS SOCITY MANAGERS AND STAFF
- MEMBERS OF THE PRESS
- SIMPLY SAID, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
ZAMBIA RED CROSS SOCIETY TODAY CELBRATES WORLD FIRST AID DAY, WHOSE THEME IS FIRST AID IN THE DIGITAL WORLD. FIRST AID EMINATES FROM AND HAS A LONG HISTORY WITH THE RED CROSS & RED CRESCENT SOCITIES ALL OVER THE WORLD. OUR OBJECTIVE IN OUR HUMANITARIAN RESPONE INCLUDES, INSPIRING, ENCOURAGING, FACILITATING AND PROMOTING, AT ALL TIMES, ALL FORMS OF HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES IN THE COUNTRY.
WE DO SO WITH A VIEW TO PREVENTING AND ALLEVIATING HUMAN SUFFERING, THEREBY CONTRIBUTING TO THE MAINTENANCE AND PROMOTION OF HUMAN DIGNITY AND PEACE IN THE WORLD.
THE TERM “FIRST AID” REFERS TO THE ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO ANYONE SUFFERING A SUDDEN INJURY OR ILLNESS. ITS MAIN GOALS IS TO PRESERVE LIFE AND PREVENT THE CONDITION FROM WORSENING. IT IS NOT ALWAYS PERFORMED BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL. IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, ORDINARY PEOPLE OFTEN HAVE TO PERFORM FIRST AID TO SAVE SOMEONE’S LIFE.
FIRST AID DOES NOT NECESSARILY REQUIRE ANY PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND CAN INVOLVE IMPROVISATION. HOWEVER, IF THE PERSON PERFORMING FIRST AID DOESN’T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING, THEY MIGHT HURT INSTEAD OF HELPING.
OUR THEME THIS YEAR OF FIRST AID IN THE DIGITAL WORLD WHICH FOCUSES ON HOW DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES CAN HELP MAKE FIRST AID KNOWLEDGE & ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.
ACCESSING FIRST AID DIGITALLY BY ALL IS A DETERENT TO LOSS OF LIFE, WHEREVER HAZARDS MAY OCCUR.
IN OUR STRAGIC PLAN, – COMMUNICATION AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION FOR IMPACT IS KEY, IN US ACHIEVING OUR OBJECTIVES. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTS) ARE INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT IN ACHIEVING DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND PROMOTING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. ZAMBIA IS ONE OF MANY COUNTRIES IN THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN REGION THAT HAVE SOUGHT TO INCLUDE ICTS IN THEIR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
AS ZAMBIA RED CROSS SOCIETY WE IMPART FIRST AID TRAINING KNOWLEDGE TO EVERYONE, BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS THE ABILITY TO SAVE A LIFE. OUR TRAINING EXTENDS TO CHILDREN, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, THE ELDERLY AND ANYONE WILLING TO LEARN.
WE HAVE A DRIVING SCHOOL WHERE WE HAVE DELIBERATELY INCORPORATED FIRST AID TRAING INTO THE DRIVING COURSE.
GUEST OF HONOUR, WE MAKE AN APEAL THROUGH YOUR OFFICE THAT GOVERNMENT DEVELOPS AN SI THAT WILL MAKE IT MANDATORY FOR EVERY DRIVER TO KNOW FIRST AID. ON THE ROADS THE DRIVERS ARE THE FRONTLINERS, FOLLOWED BY THE PASSENGERS.
TO OUR GUEST OF HONOUR, ALL OUR PARTNERS & STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE PRESENT HERE TODAY, WE SAY THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING TO OUR OLIVE BRANCH, TO CELEBRATE WORLD FIRST AID DAY IN THE DIGITAL WORLD.
ON BEHALF OF ZAMBIA RED CROSS SOCIETY, I WISH ALL OUR PARTICIPANTS IN THE FIELD EVENTS, AND COMPETITIONS, SUCCESS.
ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOU COOPERATION & PARTICIPATION.
THANKYOU.