Civil Defence plans emergency system for disabled individuals
Sep 23, 2026 3:41 pm
Ibrar Younas
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A proposed on-line portal would assist rescue groups establish individuals who might have further help throughout disasters and emergencies in Northern Cyprus.
The Civil Defence Organisation has begun work on a system to assist emergency groups attain and safely evacuate disabled individuals and others with particular assist wants.
The proposed portal would file particular person wants prematurely, permitting responders to plan how finest to help individuals with restricted mobility, visible or listening to impairments, and others who could require assist. The organisation stated the goal was to achieve the correct individual on the proper time with the suitable help.
Representatives of eight charities and associations met Civil Defence officers to debate the proposal. The assembly lined evacuation dangers, particular person necessities, rescue priorities and coordination between organisations.
Günay Kıbrit, president of the Cyprus Turkish Affiliation of Folks with Orthopaedic Disabilities, welcomed the initiative and stated the affiliation was able to work with Civil Defence on a safer, extra inclusive system.
Civil Defence chief Hakan Balaban thanked the organisations for his or her enter and stated work on the system would proceed. He stated the aim was an emergency response that took account of everybody’s wants and left nobody behind.
The assembly was additionally attended by representatives of the Cyprus Autism Affiliation, the Thalassaemia Affiliation, the Cyprus Turkish Affiliation for Folks with Mental Disabilities, the Cyprus Turkish MS Affiliation, the Kemal Saraçoğlu Basis for Youngsters with Leukaemia and the Battle Towards Most cancers, the TRNC Disabled Sports activities Federation and Cheshire Residence Rehabilitation Centre.
The organisations agreed to proceed working collectively to carry the system into use, with the shared aim of creating emergency help safer and extra accessible for everybody.
