PHOTO: Construction works underway
By Alfred Kollie, alfredkolliejr92@gmail.com
In an effort to boost health care services in Liberia, a Liberian based in the United States of America has begun the construction of the state of the ark eighteen bed room modern Clinic in the Thinker Village Community in Paynesville outside Monrovia.
Liberia is a low income country and healthcare statistics reflect the country low level of development, as serious medical conditions require emergency evacuation outside Liberia for adequate treatment most especially with those who can afford.
The building project, which is valued at three hundred thousand United States dollars, started two years ago and is initiated by Miss. Patricia Verdier of the United States of America who thought to give back to her Country through the provision of quality and better health care services.
Despite the many economic Challenges as a result of COVID -19 in the World, Liberians in the United States of America continue to give back to their Country, most especially the health sector like the ongoing construction of an eighteen bed room Modern Clinic undertaken by Miss. Patricia Verdier.
The Clinic when completed will cater to the health needs of Liberians most especially Children, Pregnant women, old folks and others in an effort to provide better and quality health care in the Thinker village Community and Montserrado at large.
The vision of Miss Verdier came as a result of several medical malpractices at several Hospitals, Clinics and other health centers across Liberia something she observed lead to death of others while some suffer from medical condition for life.
‘’This is the story that really hurt me and also push me to get in to this. It is being two years now, a lady gave birth to a baby boy at the Redemption Hospital in Monrovia, a nurse on duty tried to draw blood from the child but tied a glove on the leg of a child and forgot it left on the child leg for a day or two, which prevented the child blood from flowing through the leg, when the mother notice that her child condition was changing and asked the nurse as to what was going on, nobody responded to her. Later the baby and the mother were transferred to the John F. Kennedy Hospital owned and operated by government. After several medical treatments, text and examination, the baby leg was amputated just from the nurse mistake,” Miss. Verdier explained.
She continued: “Than the parents asked, why his leg was amputated but again no one give them any answer because they had no money to hire a lawyer to seek justice for the child. This actually make me touch my heart and inspired me a lot to provide quality and better health services to my country, my community and people.’
‘’Against this backdrop, I want to build a Clinic to help my country, my community and the people that made me who am I today. I want to put lives first, save lives before money, this is my vision and passion for this work,’’ Miss. Verdier further explained.
Speaking with Reporters earlier this week (Thursday May 6, 2021) at the Project site in Thinker Village, the Project Manager or Engineer Anthony L. Dogba called on Liberians most especially humanitarian at home and abroad to join Miss. Verdier complete such a great initiative and provide better health care.
“On behalf of Miss. Verdier, I am calling on every Liberians, good will ambassadors, philanthropic in and out of Liberia to support this project, we need support, sponsorship and partnership from any individuals, groups, local and International NGO to have it completed,’’ Mr. Dogba noted.
Mr. Dogba however urged Community residents to support the work in whatever means possible in speeding up the project noting that the project when completed will reduce the difficulties of pregnant women, children in accessing ELWA hospital at night while in critical condition especially at night.
Liberians suffer from high mortality and morbidity, resulting from a combination of poor living conditions and lack of quality health care. Infectious diseases are a major contributor to ill health and lost productivity: for example, one-third of Liberians suffer from malaria each year (WHO 2008).