The Vitebsk regional organization of the Belarusian Red Cross Society has implemented 13 international projects in five years

February 2, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. The Vitebsk regional organization of the Belarusian Red Cross Society has implemented 13 international programs and projects since 2006. This was announced today at the XXIV reporting and election conference of the regional organization of the Belarusian Red Cross Society by its chairperson Galina Zhelanova, BELTA correspondent reports. Among the most significant projects are the program "Local Integration of Refugees in the Republic of Belarus", "Combating Trafficking in Human Beings in the Republic of Belarus", "HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment in the Republic of Belarus", projects aimed at strengthening the mercy sister service, providing support to the elderly, and others. The activities of the full-time employees and volunteers of the Vitebsk regional organization were highly praised by the Secretary General of the Belarusian Red Cross Society, Viktor Kolbanov, who participated in the reporting and election conference. "They implement many pilot, innovative projects that subsequently prove their effectiveness. The Vitebsk regional organization can rightfully be called one of the leading ones in our field, and its experience should be replicated in other regions of the country," he said. As an example, Viktor Kolbanov cited the rapid response volunteer squad formed in the Vitebsk region in 2009. Currently, this is the only formation of its kind in the republic. Meanwhile, in 2011, the Belarusian Red Cross Society intends to pay the utmost attention to increasing the number of volunteer squads for assisting the population in emergency situations and training volunteers in first aid skills, the Secretary General of the Belarusian Red Cross Society noted. -0-