By: G Bennie Bravo Johnson I
On Monday, July 3, 2023, over one thousand residents of the densely populated slum of Doe Community, district number 14 on Bushrod Island, benefited from free medical treatment from the Simeon Freeman Medical Outreach Initiative team.
The free medical outreach undertaken by Mr. Freeman, Standard Bearer of the Movement for Progressive Change (MPC), saw a massive trooping of residents, especially women, girls, and children.
During the medical outreach, residents were treated for various illnesses, including colds, malaria, diarrhea, typhoid, and other infectious diseases. Sicknesses that were beyond the capacity of the team were referred to other health centers and provided drugs for suppression.
Speaking to reporters during the medical outreach at the Doe Community Clinic, Dr. James Barclay, vice running mate to Mr. Freeman, said that they have embarked on the initiative to save Liberian lives from curable diseases that many continue to fall prey to.
According to him, Mr. Freeman has also embarked on free medical outreach based on his love and care for his people, especially those in the slums of Liberia who are unable to provide for their daily needs and healthcare service.
Dr. Barclay added that they are taking the initiative out of free will; therefore, no residents of the community are due to make any payment for the treatment.
Our presence here today is to provide free medical service for the people of Doe Community. We are looking at infectious diseases and even illnesses like malaria, typhoid, dysentery, and many more. We have the appropriate medical drugs to help our people in huge quantities and quality. These services will be extended to several parts of the country. One thing we want people to understand is that this is not political because this was done even before this election process, he concluded.
Also speaking, the Chairman of Central Doe Community and the Elder Council, Mr. Joshua M. Cooper, extolled Mr. Freeman and his team for the free medical outreach in our community.
According to him, they are struggling with adequate medical service because most of the residents are not financially able to take care of their health care.
My brother and I don’t have any government clinics close to us. Healthcare services here are very expensive at the private hospitals and clinics that are here. Most of the time, we lost our people to common, curable illnesses. However, we are happy that you are here to help us, and we hope and pray that you will continue this good work. Mr. Cooper noted
