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Chief Minister, David Moinina Sengeh has visited Nixon Memorial Methodist Hospital in Segbwema, Kailahun District to address challenges facing the health facility.
During the visit, the Chief Minister met with Dr. Samuel Jibao, chairman of the Kailahun District Descendants Association, and other stakeholders, including the hospital management team, to discuss the challenges facing the facility.
This engagement followed a tour of the hospital, where Sengeh examined the existing infrastructure and interacted with staff members and community stakeholders. Historically recognised as one of Sierra Leone’s leading hospitals, Nixon Memorial Methodist Hospital has experienced a decline in service quality due to inadequate infrastructure, limited medical equipment, and insufficient resources.
During discussions, stakeholders stressed on several urgent issues, including the lack of a functional ambulance service, insufficient laboratory capabilities, unreliable solar power supply, elevated Hepatitis B rates among teenage pregnant girls, and the absenteeism of pincoded State Registered Nurses (SRNs). They appealed for official recognition of non-pincoded SRNs currently serving in the facility.
In his response, Dr. Sengeh committed to taking decisive action. He assured the continuation of the nationwide Hepatitis B vaccination program for girls, sought solutions to address the hospital’s solar energy issues, and promised to review staffing and pincode allocations for nurses.
Furthermore, he acknowledged the significant contributions of Eastern Technical University in Segbwema, which has facilitated the training of nurses, thereby improved safe delivery practices and reduced maternal mortality rates.
Dr. Sengeh commended the hospital’s exemplary cleanliness, which he noted was comparable to standards observed in facilities in Japan, and praised Nixon Memorial’s mortuary as the finest in the Eastern Province. The Chief Minister’s visit brings optimism that, with the support of the government and partners, the hospital can reclaim its status as a beacon of healthcare excellence in Sierra Leone.
