Saikou
Jammeh, a Gambian based in Spain, on Monday donated a new ambulance, 100
mattresses and beds to No-Kunda village in Badibou, North Bank Region.
The
items were handed over to the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare for onward
presentation to the village.
Speaking
at the handing over ceremony, the director of Health Promotion and Education
Directorate of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Modou Njie, commended
the donor “the worthwhile support”.
Margret
Gomez, director of Nursing and Midwifery Services, said Mr Jammeh, the donor,
has been rendering support to the Ministry of Health over the years, thanking
him for his continued support.
She
assured that the donated materials would be used to the intended purposes.
Saikou
Jammeh, the donor, said he has been engaged in “this type of humanitarian
gesture” for a while now, adding that the aim is to help the people of the
Gambia in the area of healthcare service delivery.
He
commended the Gambian ambassador to Spain for he was “very supportive” towards
the transportation of the donated items.
Mr
Jammeh assured of his continuous support for the benefit of the Gambian people.
Receiving
the items on the behalf of the government, deputy permanent secretary
(technical) of the Ministry of Health, Janko Jimbara, applauded the donor for
“this goodwill gesture”.
He
noted that such helps are part of efforts to increase access to healthcare
services to the people of the Gambia.
“Increasing access to healthcare is not an
easy task; it calls for collective responsibility of all and sundry to support
the Ministry of Health,” Mr Jimbara said.
In
a related development, Project Aid The Gambia has also donated some items to
the Ministry of Health.