MONROVIA, Aug. 12 (LINA) - In his quest to contribute to nation-building through support to the health sector, a Liberia Gospel musician, Charles Sleyon, has unveiled a US$1.2 million health facility in Morris Farm, Lower Margibi County.
The health facility, which is 75 percent complete, is expected to be dedicated in about three months for the people of Margibi County and Liberians from all walks of life.
The young Liberian artist told a crew of journalists on Saturday, August 10, 2024, that the project named – “Ma Juah Memorial Hospital” was started two years ago considering the need to build a facility that will serve the people of Liberia.
The “Servant of the people,” as he would love to be called, has been working and living in the United States of America for over a decade.
However, he disclosed that following consultations with his family, a decision was reached to construct a state-of-the-art health facility that will not only serve the people of Liberia and contribute significantly to the health sector of the country, but to also serve with a “difference”.
“I am a born Liberian, raised here but fortunate to live and work in America, but still my heart for Liberia beats faster that is why instead of building a dream house, my family and I agreed to build a health facility,” Sleyon narrated.
He added: “currently this project value is over US$1.2 million following massive development of the land which is entirely waterlogged.”
According to Sleyon, it is his anticipation that when commissioned, the facility will deliver services to the people in a different way, adding “we just do not want to be in competition with others, but we want to see those minor errors that occurred every day in our health delivery and rectify them,” Sleyon said.
Among other things, Sleyon affirmed that the medical facility will offer 24/7 emergency services, Patient-Centred Care, Pharmacy Services, and Specialized Surgical Services with exclusive emphasis on women and children.
“We intend to do majority of the services offered at medical facilities which will include surgery, delivery, emergency, patient-centred care with premier care for women and children because they suffer a lot due to poor delivery of health services,” he emphasized.
“One of the key things I emphasized during the tour of the facility was the Peace Ward [Children Ward], which is my very heartbeat, that is why we will dedicate nearly 60% of what we do here to women and children,” the Gospel musician emphasized.
Sleyon also told reporters that the proposed Ma Juah Hospital, when dedicated, will offer 90% employment to Liberians with opportunities for foreign doctors from the USA to serve the institution.
