The items, which worth over £550 (33,000), includes hospital mattresses, examination couch, wheelchairs, folding hospital screen, ultrasound kits among others. The GRCS is expected to distribute the donated materials to various health facilities and other vulnerable people in the society, especially children and women.
Fatou Bah- a representative of EMCCF disclosed that the UK charity has partnered with GRCS to complement government’s efforts through the provision of valuable items to both individuals and health facilities.
She explained that EMCCF has been working with the GRCS since 2019 to help Gambians and public institutions.
“Our partnership has been very effective. The GRCS is very effective on their doings. They often provide humanitarian assistance to many vulnerable Gambians.” she said.
The medical items, she added, would be distributed to various hospitals that are badly in need of such materials, expressing optimism that the items would significantly improve healthcare delivery in the country.
Denish Nyamanhindi, a representative of National Police Aid Charity (NPAC)-UK at the ceremony, described his organisation’s partnership with Gambia Red Cross Society as wonderful.
He said GRCS has been helping many vulnerable Gambians. “When I get back to UK, I will do more for the country and I will continue to do more.” he assured.
Abdoulie Fye, director of programmes and operation at GRCS, expressed delight with his institution partnering with the two UK charities.
The two charities, he added, have been supporting vulnerable people as well as schools through GRCS.
“Receiving these materials is a happy moment for us. There is a need for a healthy nation,” he said.
Fye added that for a nation to have a good economy, developed to expectation and be peaceful, her people must be healthy.
“Therefore, this gesture would go a long way in helping the country to achieve the national development goals when it comes to strengthening the health sector. We will work with the health ministry to ensure that the materials are delivered to health facilities that need it most. We will ensure the materials are delivered without any commercial activity,” he said.
Director Fye thus thanked the UK charities for the gesture and foresight in partnering with GRCS.
WHIPSO Gambia Foundation, a charity organisation established to support disadvantaged Muslims to be able to meet their basic needs such as health, shelter and other necessities last Thursday supported over 250 families with food packages.
Bottrop Project on Sunday distributed 4500 face masks to village alkalolu and communities and institutions within West Coast Region for onward distribution to their various communities.
The principal investigator of the project for Strengthening Access to Quality Comprehensive Health Education for in-and-out of School Adolescents in Region I, The Gambia recently briefed Claudiana Cole, minister of Basic and Secondary Education on the progress made in the ongoing comprehensive health education research findings dissemination exercise.
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