More than 900 residents of Plumkor Community in Brewerville, Montserrado County, benefited from a medical outreach conducted in March by the JORMED Level III Hospital administered by the Jordanian contingent. Services provided included medical examination, treatment and meals for children.
Col. Ghazi Altawarah, Head of JORMED Level III Hospital, spoke of the warm reception he and his staff received from the residents of Plumkor Community.
JORMED Level III Hospital plans to include first aid training for young people aged 10 to 15 in its next cycle of community outreach. Altawarah said first aid training could help enhance the youngsters’ knowledge about managing injuries they usually sustain as they go about playing games and other sporting activities.
He said the outreach serves to strengthening relationships between the peacekeepers and local residents. Ghazi urged parents to send their kids to school as education helps one acquire better livelihood. He also advised young people to remain loyal to their country for stability and development.
Priscilla G. Bedell, Principal of J. Dwalu Kimba Episcopal Elementary and Junior High School which was the venue for the outreach, said the service was rewarding and good for the people of the community. “We are satisfied with the level of service provided because all the children and elders received ample medication, something I did not anticipate,” she said. Bedell thanked UNMIL and Jordanian contingent for the service, first of its kind in Plumkor community.
