THE Myanmar Red Cross Society (MRCS) held a meeting at Parkroyal Hotel from October 24 to 26 to introduce its comprehensive programs and plans to participants from partner national societies that provide funding for MRCS.

The participants were from partner national Red Cross societies in the United States, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Germany and France, as well as from the International Committee of the Red Cross and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

Officials from MRCS headquarters and from division and state branches also attended the meeting.

The participants discussed future plans, priorities and challenges based on the society’s national strategies plan for 2007 to 2010 and followed up on the lessons learnt from the previous meeting held in 2004.

The MRCS national strategy plan includes five program areas – organisational development, health and care, disaster management, coordination and cooperation, and financial resource development.

Operational plans were also presented for conducting programs in each region of the country and for each year of the plan, including specific goals, key strategies and objectives.