Foya District, Lofa County breaks ground for a Primary Healthcare Center

To buttress partners and government development efforts, the Town of Fornin in Foya District, Lofa County, on Friday, July 29th saw hundreds of Citizens take part in the groundbreaking ceremony of an innovative Primary Healthcare Center, that includes a pharmacy and a proposed 10 bed-facility. The project is being undertaken by the community through financial support through and by the TAMBA AGHAILAS Foundation.

(Photo1: Groundbreaking ceremony)

The foundation which was launched in 2019, mission is to “Inspire and Empower a new generation through education, innovation, and capacity building.” This project is a result of a special request made by the people of Foya District back in 2019 during a “Peace and Development conference” sponsored by the foundation.

Liberia’s Healthcare which depends heavily on international donors continues to face constrains for access and a major socioeconomic hurdle for women, children, and young people.

According to World Bank statistics, about “95% of the country's healthcare facilities had been destroyed by the time Liberia’s civil war ended in 2003. In 2009, government expenditure on health care per capita was US$22, accounting for 10.6% of total GDP. In 2008, Liberia had only one doctor and 27 nurses per 100,000 people.”

The facility, upon completion, will serve the primary Healthcare needs of over 10 thousand citizens across more than 30 surrounding villages and communities in the region.

(Photo2: community members and engineers at work on the project)

The groundbreaking ceremony were graced by the presence of several community leaders and some political appointees, friends, and supporters including the District Superintendent, the Development Superintendent and local leaders.

Delegates from the Friends of Tamba Aghailas, Journalist Gbotolu Wisdom Mawolo of Voice of Lofa, among others, also graced the occasion and to show support to the people of Foya.

The town Chief, Mr. Daniel Chokpelleh, thanked our visionary Founder, Tamba D Aghailas, for making this dream for the people of our motherland a reality.

As Journalist Gbotolo Marlowo, who covered the program puts it, “Mr. Aghailas undying passion for serving humanity” is the driving force behind such a brilliant initiative.

The people of Fornin, Foya District highly welcome your support and contributions, be if financial and/or material support.

The founder, Mr. Aghailas, expressed his thanks and appreciation to the town people for taking ownership of such a key project in the district and for providing a one-acre land, free of charge.