Buchanan – The United Bassa Organization in the Americas (UNIBOA) on Friday, April 20, broke ground for the construction of a 29-room clinic to be constructed in District 3, Grand Bassa County.
UNIBOA was established in 1991 by group of Bassa natives residing in the United States of America with an objective of giving back to their county. UNIBOA has contributed to Grand Bassa County through scholarships for college students.
Currently, over 15 students are benefiting from the group’s scholarship program at the Grand Bassa Community College.
Madam Magdalene G. Harris, President of UNOBOA told FrontPageAfrica following the groundbreaking that the clinic project will cost US$60,000.
“We as an organization feels that Liberia can only be develop if we join hands and work together and not sitting to wait on the government to do all”, Madam Harris noted.
“There have been no clinic around this place for several years and during our assessment we thought that building a clinic in Payegar’s Town, which is a central town, will help you the citizens of the nearby villages get some health care.”
Janjay Baikpeh, Superintendent of Grand Bassa County, noted that “good citizens are those who think about their homes everywhere they go,” something he said UNIBOA is emulating.
“If we have five groups of UNIBOA out of Liberia, then our county would have been in the front of development in Liberia because of the level of supports we would have received,” Baikpeh noted.
“It is difficult for some of our brothers to look back when they are opportune to go out of Liberia but UNIBOA has proven that they are really from Bassa”.
The Superintendent added that building a clinic in the rural area will reduce the pressure on the county leaders and the national government.
“We are running a new government on the pro-poor agenda and it’s about every one of us. We all have to contribute to the betterment of this country. You don’t have to be a politician before helping to build your own county,” Baikpeh asserted.
Mondaymar Kangar, a resident of Payegar town, expressed joy that upon completion of the clinic, pregnant women will no longer face difficulties.
“When women get pregnant we carry them in hammock before reaching compound three then they are no more at live, this is going to stop if the clinic finishes”, Madam Kangar said.
Abraham Thompson, another resident, said the town has been suffering for too long due the lack of clinic in their area.
“UNIBOA has brought a serious blessing to us in this area. We are going to help them with men power to build the clinic quickly,” Thompson said.
Elton Wronbee Tiah, FPA Contributor