By Samuel Borlay
LOFA – The Kamatahun Hassala Clinic, in Lofa County’s Wanhassa District is in dire need of medical supplies and health personnel, as a concerning shortage of personnel and medical supplies has hit the health facility.
The Officer-In-Charge of Kamatahun Hassala Clinic, Kolee Ngafua has cried out for increased staffing and the urgent need to address the shortage of medical supplies at the clinic.
He’s calling on the Government of Liberia (GoL) to come to the aid of the health facility, describing the current situation there as being critical.
Speaking recently to our reporter in an exclusive interview, Ngafua stated that the lack of adequate government employees at the clinic is of grave concern, emphasizing that this is a deficiency that is posing significant challenges in providing necessary health services to the local population in that part of the country.
“The shortage of staff is disrupting the quality of care we can provide and it is impacting our ability to meet the needs of our community,” he stated.
Additionally, Ngafua highlighted another pressing concern, which he referred to as the insufficiency of essential medical drugs at the clinic.
He’s urging the GoL through the Ministry of Health to ensure that the clinic is supplied with adequate medical drugs and supplies to serve the health requirements of residents of the area.
“Without sufficient drugs, we are unable to treat patients effectively, which can have dire consequences,” he emphasized.
He used the occasion to disclose that the clinic’s only ambulance is currently out of service and beyond repair, adding that this situation has severely hampered the clinic’s ability to respond to emergencies and transport patients to other medical facilities for referral purposes.
“The community relies on us for immediate healthcare, and without a functioning ambulance, we are unable to provide critical aid when it is needed the most,” Ngafua lamented.
Ngafua’s appeal reflects broader challenges faced by healthcare facilities in rural Liberia, where lack of resources and manpower are hindering efforts to deliver essential services.
As the Kamatahun Hassala Clinic calls on the GoL for its immediate intervention, community members are hopeful that timely action will be taken to ensure that their healthcare needs are met.
Residents of Kamatahun remain hopeful that efforts would be urgently exerted by relevant authorities leading to augmentation in the number of staff at the Kamatahun Hassala Clinic, as well as the provision of medical supplies, and restoration of ambulance services, aimed at enhancing the quality in healthcare delivery in their community.
Edited by Olando Testimony Zeongar
