DOMINICA — Acting Director-General of the Dominica Red Cross (DRC), Dr. Jaslin Salmon, has said that the organization was “sick” but is well on its road to recovery after it was given the appropriate care, Dominica News Online reported on May 22.
Speaking at the Annual General Meeting of the organization on Saturday at the Goodwill Parish Hall, he said that although the organization
has done many inspiring things over the years in Dominica, it had veered off path.
“Over the years the Dominica Red Cross, under different leadership, did many important inspiring things and served humanity as expected but along the way it veered off the path and entered the realm of uncertainty,” he stated.
But according to him, the DRC is recovering well.
“I am pleased to report to you that today, the Dominica Red Cross is in the process of recovering its place in Dominica, in the Caribbean, and in the world,” he stated. “If you will permit me to use the analogy of a medical doctor, Dominica Red Cross was ill and in the hospital but has been given the appropriate, caring medicine and is out of the hospital. As a matter of fact, she is now jogging along the block and training for the humanitarian marathon. In other words, the Dominica Red Cross Society is in an excellent position on the path to recovery.”
Meanwhile, President of Dominica, His Excellency Charles Savarin said Dominica is grateful to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent for assistance in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
