World Health Organisation (WHO) has donated supplies for elderly citizens in need of assistance in the Maldives.
WHO Representative in the Maldives Dr. Arvind Mathur handed over the donation to Minister of Gender, Family and Social Services Aishath Mohamed Didi. The donation included 1,276 adult diaper packs, 1,000 hand sanitiser bottles and 50 cans of protinex supplement.
The gender ministry said the donation will be distributed among elderly people in the special needs home in Guraidhoo, Kaafu Atoll and other elderly people who are in need of assistance according to information received by the ministry. The special needs home in Guraidhoo currently accommodates over 200 people.
The gender ministry earlier stated families and individuals in need of support and assistance amid the COVID-19 crisis are being closely monitored.