The Nationwide Bureau of Corrections has fined a hospital run by the Cavalla Rubber Company in Maryland County $50K after shutting the ability down, for alleged violations.
By Patrick N. Mensah, Maryland County
Maryland County, Liberia; June 27, 2025 – Days after the Nationwide Bureau of Corrections ended evaluations and compliance visits in southeast Liberia, the Liberia Medical and Dental Council (LMDC) has shut down and fined the Cavalla Rubber Company ( CRC) hospital US$50K for violating state well being laws.
Although LMDC appears to be ignored by employees at Cavalla Rubber Company (CRC) Medical Hospital, the US$50,000 advantageous, in line with Dr. Augustus Garlet Quiah, Registrar Basic of the Liberia Medical and Dental Council, will likely be paid within the Authorities of Liberia LRA Accounts or GOL Consolidated Accounts.
He emphasised that following the closure, the Administration of the Cavalla Rubber Company hospital was mandated to switch all sufferers to authorities well being services for continued therapy, and threatened to revoke the license of any healthcare employee who violates the closure order.
However this paper noticed that medical employees had been seen over the weekend not solely persevering with companies for the already admitted sufferers, but additionally admitting new sufferers, an act which seems to problem the LMDC’S mandate.
The corporate’s well being facility in Pleebo, Maryland County, was ordered closed resulting from what the LMDC termed as gross violations of Nationwide Healthcare Requirements and failure to satisfy the federal government’s laws for almost eight years.
LMDC had carried out inspections and uncovered a spread of great well being and security deficiencies, together with unsanitary situations, employees shortages, absence of licensed medical professionals, and improper pharmaceutical and medical waste administration.
CRC’s facility in Pleebo was discovered to be working with no licensed doctor, ample medical personnel, important gear, and correct sanitary situations, in addition to mishandling of pharmaceutical provides.
Related state of affairs was noticed at GVL-run clinics, the place LMDC inspectors documented dangerously unhygienic situations, no incinerators for disposing of medical waste, insufficient drug stock controls, and a scarcity of certified healthcare employees.
The LMDC Public Relations Officer identified that these findings usually are not simply administrative failures, however direct threats to the lives of Liberians dwelling in concession areas.
Emmanuel D. Cole, Jr emphasised that CRC corporations have violated the healthcare provisions of their concession agreements, which legally bind them to offer important companies comparable to well being, housing, training, and sanitation to workers and their dependents.
“For too lengthy, residents have been complaining in regards to the deteriorating healthcare state of affairs in these communities. No medication, no medical doctors, and damaged infrastructure have grow to be the norm in lots of plantation camps,” Cole said.
He added that earlier warnings had been ignored by the corporate, prompting the LMDC to take enforcement motion.
Nevertheless, LMDC’s current experiences from well being employees and residents level to deteriorating situations inside the plantation camps, together with inadequate medical employees, erratic energy provide, lack of important medication, and unsafe water and sanitation services.
Although the Cavalla Rubber Company has, over time, confronted public criticisms for its failure to enhance service supply for its workers and residents of affected communities. The LMDC mandate follows a current evaluation tour on the firm’s medical heart.
The NEW DAWN made all efforts to talk with the hospital administration, however stated it will not touch upon the matter till additional discover. Enhancing by Jonathan Browne
