Minister of Health Dr. Louise M. Kpoto will continue the second phase of her nationwide healthcare assessment tour beginning Sunday, August 11.
Departing from Monrovia, she will first visit Sinoe County, followed by others counties. This tour is part of her ongoing efforts to evaluate and enhance healthcare service delivery across the country, ensuring that the medical needs of communities are adequately met. In the first phase of the tour, Dr.
Kpoto addressed significant challenges faced by healthcare facilities, including inadequate medical supplies, low compensation for healthcare workers, and poor infrastructure. The tour began with a brief stop in Tappita, Nimba County, where she was welcomed by healthcare workers before moving on to the southeastern region. In Grand Gedeh County, healthcare workers acknowledged and welcomed Dr.
Kpoto’s visit. She toured several community clinics, including B’Hai Tarway Clinic, Toe Town Clinic, and Duogee Town Clinic, and also visited Zwedru, the capital of Grand Gedeh County. The assessment continued in River Gee County, where Dr.
Kpoto and her team evaluated several healthcare facilities. During her visit to Gmomaken Community Clinic, local resident Ma Rebecca Jaye presented Dr. Kpoto with a rooster as a token of appreciation, noting, “It is the first time for a Health Minister to visit Gmomaken.
” Other facilities assessed in River Gee County included Killepo Clinic, Putuken Clinic, Gbeapo Health Center, Jarkaken Clinic, Pronok.