Andrew
Online Reporter
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has donated water tanks and personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS).
The donation comprises four 5 000-litre water tanks, four water pumps, 20 infrared thermometers, 16 boxes of surgical masks, 1 280 reusable branded face masks, 80 face shields and 80 boxes of latex gloves.
ZPCS commissioner-general Moses Chihobvu said the donation will help curb the spread of Covid-19 in prisons.
“We remain grateful and our doors remain open to all willing stakeholders who are keen to join hands with us on the upkeep and welfare of inmates, as we continue to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
“This donation will instill, in the inmates, a sense of acceptance by and belonging to the community, which in turn prepares them psychologically for re-integration into society,” he said.
ZHRC executive secretary Ms Delis Mazambani said: “This donation is meant to ensure the progressive realisation of the right to clean, safe and potable water as well as the right to health and ultimately the right to life.”
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