His Excellency Edward Turay’s visit to Finland November: 11 – 13, 2015

Meetings on Thursday, November 12

Finnish Red Cross

His Excellency visited the main office of the Red Cross in Finland to thank them for their hard work during the Ebola crisis. Especially, he praised the courage and dedication of the 32 volunteers who travelled from Finland to Sierra Leone to work in the Ebola clinics in Kenema and Kono. Potential areas of future cooperation were also discussed in the meeting.

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Left, Ms. Kristina Kumpula (Head of Red Cross Finland) and Mr. Mohamed Mansaray (SLOF Executive). From far right His Excellency Edward Turay, Mrs. Susanna Bairoh (SLOF Ebola Campaign Manager & PR Officer, and Mr. John Bairoh (SLOF Chairman).

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From left, Mr. John Bairoh (SLOF Chairman), Ms. Kaisa Kannuksela (Programme Manager for West Africa, Finnish Red Cross), Ms. Inka Kovanen (Press officer, Finnish Red Cross), and Ms. Kristina Kumpula (Head of Red Cross Finland).

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His Excellecy Edward Turay and Ms. Kaisa Kannuksela (Programme Manager for West Africa, Finnish Red Cross).

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His Excellency Edward Turay and Ms. Kristina Kumpula (Head of Red Cross Finland).