A ceremony has been held to formally handover Japanese government provided fire pump equipment by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and received by Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF).
The equipment handed over today would strengthen the Maldives’ disaster response capacity, particularly in climate-vulnerable outer islands.
In addition to Minister of Defence and National Service, H.E. Hassan Rasheed and Ambassador of Japan to the Maldives, H.E. ISHIGAMI Rumiko, the ceremony was also attended by Chief of Defence Force, Major General Ibrahim Hilmy, Minister of State for Defence and National Service, Ms. Aishath Safoora, Chief Executive of NDMA, Mr. Hisan Hassan and MNDF general officers.