IFTDO hails Bahrain’s measures to combat COVID-19

TDT | Manama

A leading global non-profit organisation has praised the precautionary measures taken by Bahrain in the on-going fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This was expressed by the Board of Directors of the International Federation of Training and Development Organisations (IFTDO).

They recently held a meeting that was chaired by elected IFTDO Board Chairman Dr Ibrahim bin Khalifa Al Dossary. Considering the extraordinary circumstances the world is currently witnessing, the meeting was held remotely and consisted of 15 board members from different countries of the world.

In the meeting, each member was given the opportunity to explain the situation in their respective country. Dr Al Dossary took the chance to share the situation in Bahrain and the precautionary measures taken by the Kingdom, as well as the facilitation it offered citizens and residents.

Board members expressed their appreciation of the initiatives, which reflect the wise management of the government in dealing with the pandemic and which represent the awareness of the people of the Kingdom.

The board then discussed the meeting agenda, in which several programmes were approved, in addition to discussing the possibility of offering human development consultations to the countries that have been affected most by COVID-19.

It has also been agreed to postpone the IFTDO World Conference, which was scheduled to be held in India, until year-end. Additionally, board members agreed to communicate with NGOs in some poor countries to provide logistic support in order to assist in efforts to combat this pandemic.

It is worth mentioning that IFTDO is a non-profit organisation registered in the United Nations, established in Geneva since 1972. A Board of Directors and a Chairman is periodically elected, and the federation includes most of the profitable and non-profit organisations across the world, with around 500,000 members.

Dr Al Dossary was re-elected for the post after winning the majority of the votes in the federation’s recent assembly held in Bosnia.

During his chairmanship period of IFTDO’s Board of Directors, Dr Al Dossary achieved noticeable improvement in different aspects – a matter that is considered as an international gain for the Kingdom of Bahrain and its citizens, thanks to their dedication, devotion and competencies.