In complementing government efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, Project Aid The Gambia recently donated 11,000 washable and re-usable face masks to 27 health facilities in the North Bank Region. The ceremony was held at Buniadu health center.
During the presentation, the provider emphasized that the face masks are not meant for sale but for the use by staff and patients of the health facilities. The masks will be collected from the patients upon leaving and afterwards washed in hot water with OMO, dried and on another day re-issued to patients again.
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