Regional Officer North, Health For All Coalition, Alfred Turay, has revealed that the government hospital in Makeni lacks medical doctors. He said, "This situation is hurting patients in Makeni and its environs as only few medical personnel are present in the district. Also, this situation is alarming taken into cognizance the growing population in the Northern city."
Mr. Turay was speaking after a nine-month pregnant woman, Fatmata Conteh, died while giving birth at the hospital, which he said was due to the fact that there was no doctor at the hospital when the lady went into labour.
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