MONROVIA — A national non-governmental organization Serving Humanity for Empowerment and Development (SHED) with support from the European Union (EU) has purchased and donated a consignment of essential drugs to four prison facilities including Kakata, Bondinway, Gbarnga and Sanniquellie Prisons. By Francis G. Boayue The drugs valued over US$ 4192.
75, was donated Thursday at SHED’s office in Paynesville and will be used in treating malaria, skin diseases, infection, STIs, test kit for hepatitis, sanitary pads for female inmates, nose masks for use by inmates and other common diseases being experienced by inmates at the four prison facilities. Making the donation to the Bureau of Corrections and Rehabilitation (BCR), the Executive Director of SHED Mrs. Joyce Q.
Pajibo expressed thanks to the BCR through the Ministry of Justice and other Government institutions including the Ministry of Health for the smooth collaboration in the implementation of the European Union funded project titled “Strengthening Democracy and Respect for Fundamental “We are here to make a donation of another consignment of drugs for the prisons that we are taking care of with support from the European Union. We have brought these drugs to be presented to BCR to be used for the inmates in our four prisons, in Margibi, Bong, Nimba, and Grand Cape Mount counties,” she disclosed. The SHED Executive Director said with support from donors, SHED will continue to intervene and collaborate with the BCR i.
