Sheikh Abdullah Jah Charitable Foundation (SAFCJ) recently launched a medical and health training project for rural communities at the Palm Grove Hotel in Banjul.

The aim of the launching was to bring medical services to the doorsteps of the needy and the less fortunate who, due to poverty or bad road condition, are unable to receive the services of health centre or hospital.

In his welcoming address, Dr Omar Jah, chairman of SAFCJ, said the foundation was established to offer free medical treatment and to train traditional birth attendants and village workers.

“The rural medical caravan is to bring services to the doorsteps of the poor and the needy,” Dr Jah added.

In his launching statement, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tamsir Mbowe, said the medical project is to help relieve the poor in the rural communities from the ravages of preventable and curable diseases and to contribute to the national health strategy by strengthening the health awareness of the community and enhancing the capacities of leaders and the informal community health personnel at the grassroots level.

He also described the relationship between his department and the Foundation as cordial, saying it would complement the development efforts and aspirations of President Jammeh and the Health department.