The lack of a health facility in Forpoh Parluken has raised serious concern in Grand Kru County that a health crisis is imminent if nothing is done to address the situation, state-owned ELBC has reported. Forpoh Parluken District Superintendent, Francis Ylatwen, disclosed that because of the unavailability of a health center, residents, including pregnant women and sick children, usually travel for miles over rough roads to access health services in other catchment communities. “Infectious diseases, also known as transmissible or communicable diseases, are illnesses resulting from an infection,” the CMO told this newspaper. He advised residents to practice personal hygiene, which he says plays a significant role in combating the skin disease. As for the situation reported in Grand Kru, Kateh assured the residents that health authorities are working with partners to remedy it, but did not say how soon, though he maintained that the situation was on the Ministry of Health’s active file for consideration.

Source: Daily Observer January 11, 2018 02:26 UTC