Having reliable backup channels of communications such as High Frequency Radio network can be instrumental in delivering life‑saving assistance and aid during disasters.
This has been highlighted by the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development and National Disaster Management Meleti Bainimarama.
While speaking at the culmination of a three‑day training course, conducted by the RFMF and Fiji Navy, Bainimarama says that the training ensures that local disaster management practitioners are equipped and ensures the sustainability of investment into emergency communications
NDMO has joined the World Food Programme to support a High Frequency Radio Communication System training course.
The High Frequency radio is a technology that provides backup communications capability during emergencies when other communication systems may be down.
The three‑day training course was designed to complement the recent upgrade by the Pacific Emergency Telecommunications Cluster of the High Frequency radio communication system for the Fiji NDMO.
World Food Programme Pacific Emergency Telecommunications Coordinator Salma Farouque says that this training is the vital next step to the work that has gone into revitalising key sites in the NDMO's emergency communications network.
The training, which took place at the Queen Elizabeth Barracks targeted NDMO staff from District Offices and with approximately twenty‑five people in attendance from around the country, included representation from all four Divisions.
