Nepal Red Cross to Deploy First Aid Volunteers at 30 Polling Stations for House of Representatives Election

The Nepal Red Cross Society, Kathmandu District Chapter, is set to deploy first aid volunteers at 30 polling centers during the House of Representatives elections scheduled for Thursday.

Four volunteers each will provide services at various polling centers across Kathmandu Metropolitan City and 10 other municipalities. Additionally, the chapter has kept a separate team of seven people, including an ambulance, on standby as reserves.

District Chapter Chairman Shyam Kaji Dotel informed that local first aid teams and materials have been prepared in anticipation of situations where emergency first aid services might be required at the polling centers. 

To facilitate this, the district chapter also organized an orientation program for the first aid volunteers. The orientation included theoretical and practical classes on first aid refreshment, safe access, psychosocial support, and psychological first aid. The chapter regularly deploys volunteers for various humanitarian service activities.