STUDENT nurses and midwives from the Caribbean School of Nursing (CSON), University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica are grateful for assistance they have received to shoulder the impact COVID-19 has had on their lives.

Two student nurses from the Western Campus detailed their struggles since the onset of the infectious disease for the Jamaica Observer, sharing how the assistance — which came from Member of Parliament (MP) for St Andrew East Rural Juliet Holness's Save Our Boys and Girls Foundation, various Kiwanis clubs, and private donors — has helped them.

The donors responded to a call from associate professor and head of school at CSON Dr Adella Campbell, who had reached out to the students to find out their needs.

Needs submitted included assistance with food, personal care items, toiletries, data to access the Internet,” she said, adding that the school's welfare unit normally intervenes but since school is closed she reached out to the students.

For her part, MP Holness shared that when she received the call from Dr Campbell and heard of the plight of some students she was moved to help and did so with assistance from Progressive Grocers, her constituency development fund, and the coffers of her foundation.