The
2016-2017 district governor of Rotary Club International, Aristide Tino
Adediran, on Tuesday visited the Water and Sanitation Hygiene (WASH) project at
the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) in Banjul.
The
district governor’s delegation was led by the president of the Rotary Club of
Fajara, Madam Wadda, and other members of the club.
The
WASH project was sponsored through the efforts of Rotary Club of Fajara to
provide sanitation and shelter to the families of patients and escorts at the
hospital and beyond. The project
comprises facilities such as water, toilet, and shelter among others.
The
district governor’s visit was part of his mandate to visit project intervention
sites of various rotary clubs in The Gambia.
Upon
his arrival at EFSTH, District Governor Adediran was received by the hospital’s
public relations officer on behalf of the management.
The
delegation to the hospital included the minister of tourism, Benjamin Roberts
who is also a Rotarian, Rotarian Ozuma, Rotarian Sainey Manneh who is the
public relations officer of Rotary Club of Fajara, Rotarian Minyany Jobe, and
Rotarian Ebrima Toure, former president of the Rotary Club of Fajara.
The
delegation was taken on a conducted tour of the hospital to avail the district
governor the opportunity to see firsthand some of the major developments of
Rotary Club of Fajara at the hospital.
The
public relations officer of EFSTH, Modou Lamin Jammeh, said the visit is a
clear indication of the close partnership between the rotary club and the
management of the hospital.
He
commended members of the Rotary Club of Fajara “for their immense contribution
and support” towards the improvement of service delivery.
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Jammeh said the hospital has received a lot of gifts from the Rotary Club of
Fajara and “that has really reduce some of the major burdens of the hospital”.
He
noted that the relationship between the hospital and the Rotary Club of Fajara
will continue to growth from strength to strength in the interest of national
development.
The
hospital officials said the WASH project is one of the most important projects
that the hospital can always boast of.
“The
facilities of the project greatly help the families of the patients admitted at
the hospital here especially during the rainy season,” Mr Jammeh said. “Today, the whole Gambia is benefiting from
this shelter.”
The
minister of Tourism, Benjamin Roberts, himself a Rotarian, said it is a common
practice every year that a new district governor go round to various countries
to meet with rotary clubs to discuss with them and visit their projects.
