Dr. Afdhal al-Shami, director of the Office of the Senior Official of the Al-Abbas's (p) Shrine, said that "the visit comes within a series of visits by many personalities to the Holy Shrine, to open prospects for cooperation with various institutions".
"The representative of UNICEF in Iraq, Mrs. Cheema Sen Gupta, and her accompanying delegation met with the administration of the holy shrine, represented by the secretary-general at the Al-Abbas's (p) shrine, and the meeting witnessed discussions on the possibility of coordination to serve visitors and citizens with regard to the health aspect, especially in the field of Health Awareness provided to all segments of society,"he added.
The UNICEF representative, according to al-Shami, "was briefed on the effort of the Al-Abbas's (p) Shrine in serving the health side in Iraq and in the city of Karbala in particular, as well as being briefed on the health activities of the Shrine and its role in the days of the corona pandemic, and what it provided to citizens in that period".
For her part, Mrs. Cheema Sen Gupta said,"during the meeting, we discussed the needs of receiving visitors in the next major Ziyarat to the holy city of Karbala, discussed the frameworks of cooperation in the field of Health and health needs, and the immunization and vaccination prevention program."
"We are looking forward to establishing an official agreement with the Al-Abbas's (p) shrine to discuss areas that can provide support to visitors in the major Ziyarat, after we were briefed on the various services provided by the holy shrine to visitors and citizens in Karbala,"she added.
She pointed out that"the shrine of Master Aba al-Fadl(peace be upon him) is a place from which we are inspired by lessons and justice, and this is my first visit to it, and when I entered the Immaculate shrine, my feelings and emotions moved".
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