By Edwin N. Khakie
Bong County, Liberia – The Statutory Superintendent of Kokoyah Statutory District #1, Bong County, Nixon L. Kpee, has issued an pressing enchantment for monetary and logistical help to hunt superior medical therapy overseas, following a chronic and worsening well being situation.
Superintendent Kpee, appointed below the Ministry of Inside Affairs, disclosed that his medical situation has grown crucial and can’t be adequately managed inside Liberia’s present healthcare system. Talking from his sickbed, he stated the sickness started shortly after he assumed workplace and has since worsened, affecting his potential to successfully discharge his duties.
Kpee initially sought care on the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Monrovia, the nation’s largest public referral facility. Nevertheless, docs there recognized him with a fancy situation they known as “Spinnaker dysfunction,” a uncommon sickness that, in response to medical consultants, requires superior therapy and diagnostics presently unavailable in Liberia.
“The docs have exhausted all native choices,” Kpee acknowledged in a weakened voice. “They’ve strongly beneficial that I search therapy abroad, the place the right expertise and experience can be found.”
In response, the ailing superintendent has formally written to Bong County Superintendent Madam Hawa Loileyah Norris and the Ministry of Inside Affairs, requesting official medical depart and authorities help for abroad medical care. As well as, he’s interesting to nationwide and worldwide humanitarian organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the Liberian diaspora, and personal residents for pressing help.
“Given the seriousness of my situation and my monetary limitations, I’m calling on anybody who will help—whether or not by means of donations, sponsorship, or facilitation—to step in and help,” he pleaded.
Regardless of his declining well being, Superintendent Kpee prolonged heartfelt appreciation to Bong County District #1 Consultant, Hon. Prince Ok. Koinah, who he described as a steadfast supporter all through his well being ordeal.
“Consultant Koinah has stood by me because the starting, providing each ethical and monetary help,” he stated. “I stay deeply grateful and hopeful that with continued assist, I can entry the therapy I urgently want.”
Superintendent Kpee emphasised that whereas his well being has considerably impacted his potential to serve, his dedication to the folks of Kokoyah Statutory District stays resolute.
“My dedication to my folks is unshaken,” he affirmed. “However I have to first get better to serve them successfully and with full power.”
His enchantment sheds gentle on broader systemic challenges in Liberia’s healthcare system, notably the restricted capability to deal with complicated medical situations. Like many others, Kpee is now counting on exterior intervention to entry life-saving care—a scenario frequent amongst each public officers and atypical residents.
In the meantime, neighborhood leaders and residents in Kokoyah Statutory District have begun rallying help for his or her superintendent. Many are urging the federal government to reply swiftly and compassionately to his request.
“Superintendent Kpee has persistently prioritized the wants of our district—even whereas battling sickness,” stated one resident. “Now could be the time for us and the federal government to prioritize his restoration.”
As Hon. Kpee awaits a response from related authorities and donors, he stays hopeful that collective efforts from inside and past Liberia will assist make his abroad therapy a actuality.