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MRCS Drawing Up Post-Tsunami Programme

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) is drawing up a post-disaster programme to help the affected people in the countries hit by the Dec 26 tsunami, MRCS Vice-Chairman Datuk Dr Noordin Abdul Razak said Friday.
He said the programme would be carried out with the co-operation of other international voluntary organisations.
The programme, which had a span of six months to a year, was still under discussion, he said.
A team of seven MRCS volunteers would leave for Aceh Saturday to hand over humanitarian aid to the tsunami victims there, he told reporters at the presentation of donations amounting to RM252,798 from 14 companies and organisations at the MRCS headquarters, here.