With partnership between the Cook Islands Red Cross (CIRC), Ministry of Health (MOH) and support from the Head of Mission Fund of the New Zealand High Commission, an Infant Car Seat Initiative will be launched tomorrow morning. While infant car seats are not compulsory here in the Cook Islands, the main objective of the initiative is to promote the importance of child safety and encourage Cook Islands parents to use an infant car seat when travelling in a motor vehicle, by providing easy and affordable access to rent car seats. A system similar to Plunket in New Zealand, whereby renting a car seat is made available will now be accessible in Rarotonga. The Cook Islands Red Cross will manage the car seat rental scheme and Ministry of Health together with the Cook Islands Red Cross will provide training to mothers in the correct use of the car seats. The New Zealand High Commission will fund the costs of the seats and expenses for the first year of the project which should provide MOH and CIRC ample time to create and initiate awareness and education campaign. The launch will take place tomorrow morning at 9.30am at the Red Cross Office.
Posted on: Wed, 07 May 2014 21:01:00 +0000
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