New
Yundum Health Center last Wednesday received 150 kilo of medical supply from a
Belgian charity, VZW DE GAMBIAVRIENDEN, through the supervision of the Regional
Health Directorate, Western 1. The support is geared towards bolstering quality
medical service delivery at the health facility.
The
items include a mobile ODT machine that can detect cervical disease in women at
an early stage before reaching cancer stage. This will facilitate early
treatment to prevent it.
According
to Lamin Jawla, a public health officer at the Ministry of Health, cervical
cancer is the second most leading cause of death of women in the world and the
most leading cause of death in The Gambia.
Sulayman
Senghore, member of the Village Development Committee and Vice Chairman of the
Health Center Committee said a maternity ward have been built in the health
center where women at labor will be taken to.
Patrick
Devon, President of VZW DE GAMBIAVRIENDEN said his organisation is happy to
support the progress made by the Village Development Committee on setting up
the maternity ward.
Lamin
Fatajo, Regional Education Director, Western Region 1 said development cannot
take place in the absence of good health and education.
He thanked the organisation for their
contribution towards the development of education and health in the community.
