Forces Discuss Disaster Management

Commodore Mohammed Tahiru (middle), Director General,(Training), the Ghana Armed Forces, chatting with Mr Doug Friez (right) of the North Dakota National Guard in the USA, after the opening session of a two-day workshop on disaster management at Burma Camp in Accra yesterday.

Those with them include Lt-Col Mark Tibor (second from left), North Dakota Guard and D.S.P. Yakubu Nantogma of the Ghana Police Service

The workshop, organized by the Ghana Armed Forces, in conjunction with the North Dakota Guard and the Disaster Management Unit of the USA, aims at enhancing the professional competence of disaster management organizations in the country.

Participants include officials of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Fire Service, Police Service and other security agencies.