Liberia: WASH Commission to Inspect Schools for Proper Sanitation and Hygiene in three CountiesBobby Whitfield, the Executive Director of the Wash Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Commission addresses journalist at his officeMonrovia – Bobby Whitfield, the Executive Director of the Wash Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Commission, has disclosed plans of his institution to carry out rigorous inspection exercises at various schools in three counties to ensure the full compliance with sanitation and hygiene. The WASH Commission is the head of the WASH pillar under the Incident Management System (IMS) in the fight against COVID-19. In February, the WASH Commission introduced what they termed as “Clean Hands Preventing the Virus” campaign to enlighten citizens to practice proper sanitation and hygiene. Since then, the WASH Commission, with the help of development partners has been able to distribute handwashing facilities including several disinfectants to several public institutions. Whitfield also called on other development partners to help the WASH Commission to extend the rapid school assessment exercise to the entire 15 counties.

Source: Front Page Africa September 17, 2020 06:45 UTC