A one-week ‘free’ surgical outreach in Gbarpolu County has successfully ended with 50 residents treated at no cost to them.
The outreach ran from Monday, November 2 to Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Emirates Hospital in Bopolu City.
Doctor Peter Coleman, and his team from the West African College of Surgeons, Liberia Chapter, led the exercise. It was sponsored by the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA).
Dr. Coleman said, the team treated children with hernia, women with fibroid, and other patients with lumps and growths.
“Many people cannot afford surgery. That is why we go around the country to help them at least free of charge.”
He thanked the JFK Medical Center, Ministry of Health, Senator Botoe Kanneh, and Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti, for their support.
Coleman said, the team will return in the next few months to reach people from as far as Belle Yalla, and Kongba that did not benefit from the first hase of the exercise due to bad roads.
Meanwhile, Doctor Julius Y. Garbo, Medical Director of Emirates Hospital, thanked the team.
Garbo said, a general surgeon will soon join the hospital to bring the total number of doctors to 10, including five specialists.
He said, all surgeries were successful, and local doctors will continue to care for the remaining patients.
