Celebrating this year’s international day for disaster risk reduction in Ghana, the National Disaster Management Organisation with its partners, Green Africa Youth Organisation (GAYO), the Africa Youth Advisory Board for Disaster Risk Reduction, and the UNESCO Office in Accra-Ghana, marked this year’s celebration with a competitive but a very educative quiz competition across three zones in the country.

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) held its first Staff Durbar at the organisation’s headquarters in Accra. The purpose of the durbar was for management to interact with employees and address key concerns.

Major (Rtd) Dr. Joseph Bikanyi Kuyon, Director General of NADMO, in his opening address, called for staff to uphold a positive attitude and commitment to their work while acknowledging the invaluable sacrifices and contributions of staff in managing disasters.

In a welcome remark by the Director General of NADMO, Hon. Eric Nana Agyemang Prempeh, he emphasized that NADMO in the past few years, renewed its commitment to devising strategies that facilitate effective engagement with all stakeholders in efforts to prepare and respond appropriately to disasters, therefore, this engagement is one of such efforts to ensure comprehensive stakeholder input into the plans and strategies for disaster management.

Director-General of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Hon. Eric Nana Agyemang-Prempeh has said that the organization was working to meet and strategize with the ministries of Housing and Local Government Development to help find a lasting solution to the incessant cases of fire outbreak within the Kumasi Metropolis.