Staff
and ward councillors of the Brikama Area Council, led by their chief executive
officer Modou Jonga, Saturday participated in a major cleansing exercise within
the Brikama District Hospital.
At
the end of the exercise, chief executive officer Jonga expressed delight for
the Council’s participation in the cleansing of one of the biggest and the
busiest health facilities in terms of patient flow in the country.
Mr.
Jonga stated that sanitation and hygiene is key to achieving good and
sustainable health, saying their participation in the exercise is routine and a
fulfilment of their core mandate as enshrined in the law.
He thanked the staff of the council and the
environmental health and sanitation unit for their selfless commitment in
taking part in the exercise.