Discussions have been held by the Minister of Defence and National Service, Hassan Rasheed and National Disaster Management Authority (NMDA) officials to strengthen disaster management.
The Minister of State for Defence and National Service, Aishath Safoora, as well as the Chief Executive of NMDA, Hisaan Hassan also participated in the meeting. The dialogue was focused on improvements to the current disaster management system.
Hassan Rasheed was appointed as Minister of Defence and National Service on April 15th. He has since been meeting with various organisations and embassy officials to discuss reinforcements to be made to both defence and national service, as well as deepen the bond between the ministry and these organisations.