Gbarnga, Bong County— Liberia’s President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Foundation has donated a substantial consignment of assorted medical supplies to the Phebe Referral Hospital in Gbarnga, Bong County.
The JNB Foundation’s aim is to aid and support sustainable agriculture production and food security, healthcare service delivery, the provision of quality and affordable education, training of youths and gender development, provision of safe drinking water and the protection of the environment.
The donation, which was delivered on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, includes essential items such as hospital bed linens, surgical caps, laryngoscopes, oxygen tank regulators, oximeters, stethoscopes, among others.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony, the Executive Director of the JNB Foundation, Jackson George emphasized the foundation’s commitment to enhancing healthcare in Bong County.
Mr. George stressed that the distribution is part of a larger consignment valued at US$450,000, acquired by the JNB Foundation from CURE, a U.S.-based charity project based in Colorado.
The JNB Foundation Executive Director further revealed that the entity has distributed similar donations to other government-run hospitals across Liberia, including the Phebe Referral Hospital in Gbarnga, Bong County, C H. Rennie Hospital in Kakata, Margibi County, Redemption Hospital in Montserrado County. He said the foundation will also donate to the Government Hospital in Bomi County very soon.
“We are here to supplement government’s efforts in providing healthcare delivery to the people. We intend to partner with the hospital to do more,” George added.
The JNB Foundation Executive Director further placed the estimated cost of the medical supplies donated to the Phebe Referral Hospital at US$175,000.
Mr. George said the significance of the donation is to provide much needed medical supplies and equipment to the various hospitals, which he said is for critical medical procedures in the various hospitals in Liberia.
He further noted that the foundation will continue to support the healthcare needs of Liberians.
Meanwhile, Mr. George at the same time presented the full list of the donated items to the Medical Director of the Phebe hospital, to ensure transparency and accountability to the general public and the donors.
Taking delivery of the items donated, Dr. Minnie Sankawolo-Ricks, Medical Director of Phebe Referral Hospital expressed profound gratitude to the JNB Foundation and its founder, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, for the donation.
The Phebe Hospital Medical Director revealed that the donated items will help to buttress the Hospital administration’s efforts in saving lives.
She expressed hope for continued support from the foundation to enhance healthcare services for the people of Bong County and Liberia at large.
For his part, Bong County Health Team Officer, Dr. Jefferson Sibley, lauded the foundation’s for the initiatives, describing it as a great relief for the Phebe Referral Hospital Administration and the Bong County Health Team.
He further revealed that these are some medical equipment that the Phebe hospital Administration have been looking forward to getting at the hospital.
Dr. Sibley also assured the donor that the supplies would be used for the intended purpose.
However, several patients at the hospital said the donation comes as critical support to the Phebe Referral Hospital, when they are finding it difficult to get treatment.
