Farafenni
General Hospital recently received a consignment of drugs (Doctors’ Pack) from
International Health Partners UK through Mae Winterton, the founder and
coordinator of Schools for The Gambia.
The
donated drugs are of high quality, some of which are very difficult to access at
local hospitals in The Gambia.
The
items included antibiotics; analgesics; anti-hypertensives; antimicrobial;
anti-fungal and diabetic drugs.
Presenting
the drugs on behalf of International Health Partners UK to Farafenni General
Hospital, Mae Winterton, underscore their commitment to complementing
government efforts in strengthening healthcare services to enhance effective
service delivery.
Madam
Winterton commended the Hospital for the effective utilisation of previously
donated Doctors’ Pack’s and urged the recipients to be accountable to
International Health Partners UK.
She pledged to provide priority drugs for the
hospital in due course.
Mae,
who facilitated the donation, said she was proud to be associated with
International Health Partners in their quest to support developing countries
with highly needed medication for a large number of people who could not afford
prescription drugs.
Wandifa
Samateh, Farafenni Hospital Administrator, expressed appreciation to
International Health Partners for their invaluable contribution on behalf of
the management and board of the hospital.
He noted that the donated drugs are essential
to the hospital.
He
assured the donors of the hospital management’s commitment to proper management
and upkeep of the donated drugs.
He
disclosed that the Chief Executive Officer was very much concerned with
accountability and has therefore put in place a mechanism for tracking all
donated items received in the institution.
This,
he continued, could be clearly attested to by the report produced on the most
recent donation from IHP in 2016.
The
presentation ceremony was attended by the senior management team of the
hospital and members of the clinical team.
The
occasion was chaired by Lamin Bondi, Principal Nursing Officer.
