MONROVIA, Montserrado – Dama Yekeson-Koffa, acting deputy director for administration at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center, says the current administration will prioritize renovating the Edward Snoh Grant Mental Health a part of the hospital’s 150-day agenda. The E. S. Grant is Liberia’s only referral mental health hospital. The hospital is a component of the…
Foundation to Support Young Mothers Launched in Monrovia
Marie Collins, a UK based Liberian, launched The Mary Kwende Foundation to help alleviate maternal health challenges faced by young mothers.
Four Liberians Undergo Cornea Transplant Surgery at JFK
A doctor visiting from India, Dr. Somasheila Murthy, recently performed four cornea transplant surgeries at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center.
US$1 Million of Laboratory Equipment Destroyed in Fire
The Liberia Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Authority has disclosed that close to US$1 million of equipment were destroyed during the fire that gutted a laboratory and warehouse of the National Drug Service on May 30.
National Drug Service to Resume Distributing Drugs After Fire
After making assurances to continue distributing essential drugs to health facilities despite the recent fire at the National Drug Service warehouse, the agency says it will begin airlifting drugs to locations across the country.
Fire Destroys National Drug Service Facility
On Tuesday night, May 30, fire gutted the building that hosted the laboratory and medical supplies warehouse of the National Drug Service located in the compound of the John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Sinkor.
Teenagers Account for 18 Percent of Maternal Deaths in Montserrado
On Jan. 11, various stakeholders within the health sector of Liberia held a conference at the Golder Key Hotel to formulate strategies on the reduction of maternal deaths in the country.
Golakai Wants PREVAIL to Vacate JFK’s Premises
A member of the Board of Directors of the John F. Kennedy Medical Center says he opposes the presence of PREVAIL on the first floor of the hospital.