Concerned
Citizens of Jokadou Bakang on Saturday donated sanitary items and medicine to
the village and its health clinic.
The
sanitary items which include buckets, sanitizers, detergent and bleach were
donated by Famara Sonko Fofana while Bakang Youth Development Association
donated boxes of paracetamol syrup.
The
gesture was part of ongoing global and national efforts to prevent and contain
the spread of the covid-19.
The
youth association in collaboration with the Village Development Committee also
sensitized the community on the prevention and transmission of covid-19.
Ansumana
Jarju, Secretary General of Bakang Youth Development Association explained that
the buckets will be placed in strategic locations within the village to support
sanitary conditions within the community.
Mr
Jarju called on all to maintain the observance of the recommended WHO and
Ministry of Health preventive measures.
He thanked Mr Fofana who he said has expressed his readiness to continue
supporting the community.
Karamba
Jarju, Bakang Youth Development Association chairman highlighted that covid-19
is real and therefore urged all to take it seriously and to adhere to the WHO
and Ministry of Health guidelines in order to eliminate the pandemic in the
country and the world at large.
He
urged people to put their political differences aside and work together in the
fight against the disease.
Fatoumatta
B. Touray, community health nurse Midwife at Bakang health clinic reminded the
people of the community that prevention is better than cure and advised them to
observe the recommended WHO guidelines at all times. She said coronavirus is
worse than HIV and Ebola as there is no cure for it yet.
Alkalo
Mbemba Jarju said his village has been adhering to the recommended guidelines
and the donated materials will further boost their preventive measures as
communities surrounding them frequently visit the clinic for medical attention.
He
hailed and thanked Mr Fofana for his numerous supports towards the community
over the years. He however appealed for government to provide an ambulance to
the clinic and drugs, saying the clinic is run by the community since its
handing over years ago by the philanthropists who constructed it.
Sally
Camara, a traditional birth attendant at the clinic and Mama Jammeh both urged
people to avoid gatherings, clean their environment, regularly wash their
hands, avoid shaking hands, cover their mouths when sneezing or coughing and to
maintain closure of all Mosques and churches.
Lamin
Kumba Jarju, Village Development Committee chairman commended doctors and
nurses of the community for their efforts towards the village and its
surroundings since the outbreak of the disease.
Imam
Lamin Mulung Jarju said the disease knows no boundary and therefore urged all
to protect themselves as no one knows who might be infected.
