ECOWAS - WAHO, European Union in The Gambia, The Government of Germany and UNDP, handed over COVID-19 critical medical supplies to the Ministry of Health

June 30, 2021

 

The Gambia Critical COVID-19 medical supplies as part of the support to ECOWAS countries worth USD 14 million

 

The Gambia Critical COVID-19 medical supplies as part of the support to ECOWAS countries worth USD 14 million were handed over to the Ministry of Health on 29th June 2021 at the central medical stores in Kotu.  

These medical supplies were funded by the German Government (BMZ), the European Union, UNDP, ECOWAS Commission and WAHO, and procured by GIZ and UNDP. Representatives from these institutions together with the UN Resident Coordinator were there to hand over these lifesaving supplies to Honorable Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, Minister of Health

For more information and media interviews, contact: Mariam Njai, Communications Analyst, UNDP The Gambia: Tel; +220 3303180, Email: mariam.njai@undp.org

 

 

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