Senator Moye Partners With Doctors Without Borders To Provide Medical, Surgical Healthcare To Bong Citizens

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ADNews-Bong County: The Chairman of the Bong County Legislative Caucus, Senator Prince Kermue Moye, has partnered with the Liberia Physicians and Surgeons Without Borders and its partners from Spain to provide free medical and surgical operations to hundreds of citizens in Bong.

By Obediah Johnson

Citizens experiencing various medical complications would be thoroughly screened and treated by 11 different Spanish doctors along with their Liberian counterparts at various health facilities in the county.

The initiative was launched by Senator Moye and others at a local hotel in Paynesville, outside Monrovia on Wednesday, April 2.

Speaking during the launch of the initiative, Senator Prince Moye pointed out that the initiative was intended to buttress the government’s efforts in providing healthcare delivery to its citizens.

He said the cancellation of United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID)  support to critical sectors in Liberia by the administration of President Donald Trump has affected most of the country’s health programs.

He noted that as a result of this, Liberia now needs partners like Doctors Without Borders who would fill in the gap to guarantee the health and wellbeing of its citizens, adding that, “this partnership is one of such that all of us feel proud and we are so appreciative.”

Senator Moye emphasized that citizens from other counties residing in Bong will also benefit from the treatment.

“This is not your first time. We want to say thank you for coming, and we cherish this partnership. This should not be the end. The team from the Executive and Legislature will continue to put small resources together to enhance your work and impact our people positively.”

According to him, healthcare delivery remains paramount to Liberia and its citizens.

However, Senator Moye added that the arrival of the foreign doctors in Liberia would fill in the gaps and challenges confronting the Liberian health system.

“What we have been charged as a people is to always seek for assistance for the betterment of our citizens. That will be one of our expectations. This is not going to be the end because we have explored opportunities for our citizens in different fields and this is just coming at the time it is much needed. We hope that those that have been screened and ready to go through the operations and medical care will be successful.”

He further expressed the hope that the treatment of the citizens would enable them to contribute to the county and country rebuilding processes in their different capacities as teachers, nurses, and other disciplines.

“Once they are healthy, they will return to their different communities and provide services to the needy in those communities.”

Senator Moye, however, vowed to continue to work to positively impact the lives of his constituents.

He encouraged sons and daughters hailing from Bong to put aside their differences and rally around one another to help improve the living conditions of their people and move the county and Liberia in general forward.

For her part, Liberia’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Catherine Thomas Cooper recounted the partnership between the Liberian government and Doctors Without Borders.

She observed that the return of the group to Liberia would not only be beneficiary to those seeking medical and surgical operations but also to health workers, including Liberian doctors and nurses.

She said skills would be transferred from the visiting Spanish doctors to their Liberian counterparts to enhance their skills.

Dr. Cooper stressed that many of the patients across the country are financially constrained to seek adequate healthcare delivery and as such, the free medical and surgical operations of the Doctors Without Borders is a welcoming venture.

“We want to express our sincere gratitude for selecting Liberia as a country where you can provide expert services to our people. We are so grateful, and we know that you have been where before and we treasure this partnership. We know that our health workers will benefit from your experience.”

She maintained that the provision of proper care is expensive, and as such, many of those in leeward areas are the ones most often challenged.

She stated that the mission of the Spanish Doctors to Liberia  “will really provide support to those patients who cannot afford and otherwise.”

“I’m so happy today that you (Spanish doctors) have accepted to be in Liberia and left your comfort zone to come and serve our people, and you are starting from Bong County. We look forward that today is Bong and your next trip will be another county until you tour the whole Liberia,”  the Deputy Minister for Administration at the Ministry of Health Martha Morris stated.

Also speaking, the Team Leader and General Surgeon Antonio Satorra assured that the team will do “a big job” that would save lives in Liberia.

He disclosed that the team will carry out surgical operations on more than 100 patients in Bong.

He expressed gratitude for the reception and level of support his team continues to receive from  Senator Moye and other  eminent citizens of the county, noting that “we will start as soon as possible, and we will do as much as we can.”