Project Aid has donated 11,000 washable and re-usable face masks to 27 health facilities in the North Bank region of The Gambia.

This was done to complement government’s efforts to control the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, Development Diaries learnt.

Presenting the face masks, the organisation said that the items were not meant for sale but for use by staff and patients of the health facilities and the masks should be collected from the patients upon leaving and afterward washed with hot water, dried and re-issued to patients.

The representative of the Chairman of Project Aid, Malick Jones, said that the day marked another milestone in organisation’s partnership in associating with the government of The Gambia especially the Ministry of Health with which it has signed a memorandum of understanding to contribute and play a partnership role in maintaining a solid and vibrant health sector in the country.

He said, ‘So many people are making it very difficult to comprehend and abide by the stated rules and regulations laid down by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

‘There are a lot of people in The Gambia who are not abiding by the rules and regulations and sometimes I wonder if this virus is not prevented, it would be a disaster’.

A representative of the regional health directorate for North Bank region, Ousman Sarjo, praised the media for their support in creating awareness in the society, adding that the pandemic was rotating globally, and in Africa, it was difficult for people to change their attitudes as far as health was concerned.

Source: The Point

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