Liberia: Deputy Speaker Koffa Dedicates Clinic in Grand Kru County
(L - r : Deputy Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa, Doeswen Town Chief, CHO Dr. Woyee Wreh, District Superintendent Slaymu Blamoh, County District Superintendent Joe Segbe and Superintendent Doris
--- New Clinic to Render Free-of-Charge Services to about 3,000 Residents
Doeswen Community, Grand Kru County, Deputy Speaker J. Fonati Koffa (JFK), has dedicated a newly constructed health facility in Fenitoe Administrative District in Grand Kru County. The facility, known as Doeswen Clinic, is expected to render free medical services to at least 3,000 citizens in the area and its surrounding communities.
An initiative of Deputy Speaker Koffa, who is also the Grand Kru District #2 Representative, Doeswen Clinic is the first ever constructed and operational clinic in Fenitoe Administrative District and will provide healthcare to hundreds of people.
The Clinic is also the third in Dorboh Statutory District, while the other two clinics are in Nyankunkpo and Bolloh New Town.
The influential Grand Kru lawmaker, in a brief remark, said health is critical not only to a nation or country’s infrastructure and economic development, but also to human capacity development.
He hoped the clinic will bring relief to thousands of citizens who have been faced with healthcare challenges in his district, specifically from Upper Dorboh.
“We thank the County Health Team, the local authority, the elders and people of Fenitoe Administrative District as well as Healthnet for today’s success story on the opening of Doeswen Clinic,” the Deputy Speaker said.
The County Health Officer (CHO) of Grand Kru County, Dr. J. Woyee S. Wreh, declared that there will be free medical services at Doeswen Clinic, which has an 8-person personnel staff, headed by Nathan Toe as the Officer-In-Charge.
Wreh described former Senator Coleman as the vision bearer and referred to the Deputy Speaker and the Grand Kru Legislative Caucus as the ‘Vision Builders’.
Grand Kru County Development Superintendent, Joe Segbe, on behalf of President Pro Tempore Albert Chie, thanked the Deputy Speaker for the leadership role as Chairman of the Caucus.
Segbe told citizens of Doeswen to reelect the Deputy Speaker, Pro Tempore and the President for the continuation of development.
Grand Kru County Superintendent Doris Ylatuh buttressed the Development Superintendent remarks but stressed on the President’s reelection.
She instructed all Statutory District Superintendents and County’s Mining Agents to shut mining activities for at least a day to enable workers to register to vote.
The District Superintendent of Dorboh, Slaymu Blamoh said the people of Upper Dorboh are ‘extremely happy’ for the clinic and also called citizens of the district to reelect the President, the Deputy Speaker and the Pro Tempore.
Former Senator, Dr. Peter S. Coleman started the construction of Doeswen Clinic the Grand Kru Legislative Caucus completed it through a budgetary allocation from national government and personal contribution.
As district representative, the Deputy Speaker provided L$500,000 through Healthnet — the medical auxiliary for the reelection of Rep. Koffa — to buy medicines and medical equipment to make it functional and, in addition, the Deputy Speaker will also be responsible for its operations.
Meanwhile, the Doeswen Clinic is the second Primary Healthcare which was mainly funded by the Deputy Speaker. The first clinic was Buah Jlateken.
Besides operationalizing two clinics, the Deputy Speaker has fully constructed five schools and constructed over 20 hand-pumps. He also renovated schools, clinics, youth centers, churches, mosques, among others.