Healthcare delivery in the Southeast has received funding from the Government of Japan to construct a state-of-the-art US$1.5 million Infectious Disease Clinic.
The project will be at the J.J. Dossen Memorial Hospital in Harper, Maryland County.
For the implementation of the project, on Friday, October 2, authorities of the county officially received a high-powered joint delegation from the Ministry of Health, TEC International, PM Group of Companies, and the Maryland County Health Team (CHT), who formally informed the county administration about the project.
The meeting, held at the office of the Superintendent in Harper, briefed the local leadership on the scope, funding, and health importance of the project in the entire Southeastern region.
The proposed clinic, when complete, will strengthen the capacity of healthcare givers to prevent, detect, diagnose, and manage infectious diseases, including lassa fever, tuberculosis, and other emerging public health threats.
The facility, will serve as a referral, and isolation center for Maryland, River Gee, Grand Kru, and other Southeastern counties. It is to reduce the need to transfer infectious disease cases to Monrovia.
The project is being fully funded through a grant from the Government of Japan as part of its continued bilateral support to the health sector recovery, and health infrastructure development program.
TEC International Project Manager, Keizo Inoue, highlighted the technical design of the clinic. Keizo said, the clinic will be built to international standards to contain laboratory, isolation, and waste management systems.
Members of the delegation also acknowledged the vital role played by Liberia Ambassador to Japan, Edward Wade Appleton, whose engagements, and negotiations were instrumental in securing the grant assistance from the Japanese Government.
The construction of the clinic is expected to create short-term jobs for local residents during the construction phase and long-term improvement in specialized healthcare access for over 300,000 people in the southeast.
Construction works are expected to commence anytime soon after the technical assessments are concluded.
