Manzini, 01 May, 2020 / 2:12 am (ACI Africa).
To facilitate the Catholic Church’s response to COVID-19 pandemic in the landlocked Southern African Kingdom of Eswatini popularly known as Swaziland, the Bishop of Manzini diocese has outlined “five priorities” for the one-diocese country, inviting the people of God support the course.
“Responding to the challenges being brought to us by the pandemic, our Diocese has identified five priorities among the many needs,” the Bishop of Manzini diocese, José Luís Ponce de León has stated in a letter dated April 30.
Among the appeals is a request for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as masks, gloves, goggles and gowns “to protect health workers against COVID-19.”
The 59-year-old Consolata Missionary Prelate is also appealing for hunger alleviation aid to prevent “malnutrition during lock down in the Kingdom of Eswatini through food parcels.”
To facilitate good hygiene, which is key in curbing the possible spread of the pandemic, the Argentinian Bishop is also seeking water and sanitation facilities and commodities such as water tanks and soap to give “communities the basic tools to fight COVID-19.”