Gambia
Tourism Board in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Gambia
Training and Hospitality Institute (GTHI) and the National Center for Arts and
Culture (NCAC) have donated medical items to the Ministry of Health and Social
Welfare (MoHSW).
Held
at the Ministry of Tourism and Culture office in Banjul, the donation of the
medical items is part of effort to contribute to the fight against coronavirus
in the country.
Babucarr
Suwareh, GTBoard board member said at their level, they found it very important
to extend their support to the Ministry of Health in the interest of the entire
country.
Professor
Pierre Gomez, a board member of GTHI, said the outbreak is a threat to global
health that requires not only the hands of the health personnel but everyone.
“All
stakeholders need to come on board and contribute their quota,” he said, adding
that Gambia will be obviously affected as it depends largely on tourism.
Abdoulie
Hydra, director general of Gambia Tourism Board said the outbreak is
threatening an industry that is contributing immensely to Gambia’s GDP, saying
the failure of the tourism sector means the failure of many parts of the
country’s economy.
“As
an institution, we ensure a safe working environment for all staff and visitors
in all the hotels, and to raise the awareness of all staff on the coronavirus
and dispel rumors and misinformation. We also set standards of acceptable codes
of conduct and practices to disease prevention in the tourism sector,” Mr Hydra
explained.
Mustapha
Bittaye, acting director of Medical Services thanked the donors for their
support, saying that this would go a long way in helping the ministry of Health
in their effort to prevent the coronavirus from entering into the country.
