The Ministry of Health has today received items worth more than $126,000 from the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints that will help them in their fight against COVID-19.
These items include locally made mattresses, pillows, beds and blankets, masks, personal protective equipment and hand sanitizers.
While receiving the donation, Minister for Health Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says for the past few weeks he has been touring Kadavu, Vanua Levu and other parts of Fiji and during these visits they have had various requests to upgrade nursing stations to health centres as well as to equip the local health care facilities.
He says other communities have requested for the Ministry to establish new nursing stations or a medical dispensary in their villages.
Dr. Waqainabete says these items will definitely be put to good use as they will be distributed to Fijians who definitely need them and also enhance their service delivery as it will be delivered to medical facilities around the country.
LDS Church representative, Paul Whippy says they continue to pledge their support to the Ministry, other Ministries and other organisations involved in humanitarian services.
Whippy says they have resources that they would like to make available to others who in present situations need the resources they have.
