ROYESVILLE, Montserrado County – Serene Health Incorporated, a private mobile clinic has embarked on providing free medical treatment for Liberians after being out of service for three years due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
By Edwin G. Genoway, Jr(231886458910)[email protected]
The Serene Mobile Clinic travels around in rural Montserrado and other parts of Liberia that lack medical facilities to help treat pregnant women, baby mothers, older people and underprivileged persons on a free-of-charge basis.
Though the Serene Health Incorporated took a break as a result of COVID-19, in the midst of the pandemic, the mobile clinic was still providing drugs and food items to health workers as well as vulnerable women and children in rural Montserrado.
The mobile Health service finally resumed its operations over the weekend to the public by providing a free of charge medical service to the people of Royesville in Rural Montserrado County.
Royesville Township is highly hit by numerous health problems, something that prompted the Serene Health Incorporated, through its mobile clinic to move in and administer medical service to about 350 residents and provide them with high quality drugs.
The Chief Executive Officer of the organization, Mrs. Maima Pelham, following the outreach said she was excited that Serene Health Incorporated has returned to continue its humanitarian services to women, children and the vulnerable in Liberia.
‘’We are calling on our government headed by our dynamic President, Joseph Nyumah Boakai and our illustrious Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung to support this initiative to decentralize our activities across the country.”
She also noted that the goal of the organization is to reach hard-to-reach areas, especially towns and villages that do not have clinics or hospitals. Royesville, she said, is a typical example.
“This Township doesn’t have a clinic and the residents here are faced with numerous health challenges including lack of safe drinking water,” Serene Health Incorporated CEO said.
She continued as saying, “To be in Royesville today resuming our outreach activities is a joy especially taking into consideration the number of persons that have come to get treated.”
Madam Pelham said her organization will need a little over US$500,000 for the next 12 months to decentralize its activities across the country.
“Support can also come in the form of drugs, ambulances and equipment to enhance our work.”
She said providing free service and medication to the people of Liberia is Serene Mobile’s way of contributing to the government’s healthcare delivery program.
Madam Pelham commended the Montserrado County Health team for collaborating with Serene Health Incorporated and also hailed Community Health Volunteers for always encouraging residents in these rural communities to practice safe health.
Speaking earlier, Madam Gifty Barkon, Officer in Charge of Serene Health Incorporated says she sees the resumption of the organization’s activities as timely, emphasizing the need to reach the women, children and the vulnerable who are in critical need of medical attention.
“We’ve been away for a little over three years and we are happy to be back to serve our people’ madam Barkon said.
“For us, we see these initiatives as service to the nation and that’s why we are counting on the support of all well-meaning Liberians to help us reach those hard-to-reach areas especially communities and towns that do not have health facilities” She noted.
The Serene Mobile Clinic Officer in Charge said “We are overly glad that after over four years of absence, the turnout for our outreach today in Royesville is overwhelming.
She hailed volunteer health workers including doctors, nurses, Physician Assistants and others who normally take up time to volunteer with the organization whenever they are called upon.
“We are grateful to all of them” adding only God will reward you.
Meanwhile, residents and beneficiaries of Royesville could not stop showering praises on Mrs. Pelham and her team for their wonderful work in the township.
The residents explained that the lack of health facilities in the township is a serious challenge and called on the government to intervene and look into the health situation of the township.
Madam Nora James, 61, was seen heavily smiling after being checked and treated by volunteer doctors of Serene Mobile health team.
In the mind of Nora, if she had gone to hospital for treatment, the drugs that were given her by Serene Health would’ve caused her a lot of money.
“I am poor and don’t have anyone here to support me. I was being treated here freely by this group and this medicine I am carrying home would have cost me plenty money if I was going to hospital,”
Another beneficiary, Madam Cathrine Morris, praised Serene Mobile health team for their free medical treatment, she thanked the group for their presence and free service to the people of Royesville.
“We are happy, and we are grateful to you for coming to our community that has no clinic, no hospital, we have to go way Cape Mount before we get health service,” she explained.
The Chief Executive Officer of Serene Health Incorporated Madam Maima Pelham is a graduate of Cuttington University with a degree in nursing and a Master’s in Health Care Policy and Management.
Upon completing her Bachelor degree, she returned to Monrovia and started working with the government-run Redemption Hospital. Her real-life experiences at the hospital, particularly emergency cases from rural Montserrado on a daily basis inspired her to resign to establish the mobile clinic, purposely to provide free medical services to the public, especially women, children and the vulnerable.
Since then, the organization has been providing free medical services to women, children and the vulnerable in rural Montserrado and intends to reach the rest of the counties when funding is available.
On this note, Madam Pelham is encouraging the government, donors, philanthropists and all who find her initiatives worthy to give all necessary support it deserves. You will be saving the lives of vulnerable Liberians, she pleads.
