NEW: ‘Basic first aid knowledge critical’  

Online Reporter   

EVERY Zimbabwean should have a basic understanding of first aid skills, Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Professor Paul Mavima has said.

He was speaking at a Zimbabwe Red Cross Society event on Wednesday.

“There is need for all Zimbabweans to have basic understanding of first aid given that emergencies are a daily phenomenon,” said Professor Mavima.

“Think of Cyclone Idai … Let’s have a critical mass of people well trained to do first aid. First aid kits should be readily available everywhere and the Red Cross can assist with that.”