In a move to improve infrastructure at the Nation’s biggest hospital, The speaker of the House of Representatives Richard Nagbe Koon has officially broken grounds for the construction of an incinerator at the John F. Kenndy Memorial Hospital in Monrovia.
Speaking during the ground breaking ceremony speaker Koon stated that the initiative is part of ongoing efforts by the government to among other things tackle enormous challenges facing the facility.
He at the same time assured the public that in the upcoming budget year, funds will be allocated to address various needs, including roofing parts of the building, providing equipment, and improving staff welfare, among other priorities.
Speaking about the importance of the Incinerator, Dr. Linda Birch indicated that upon full completion the new incinerator will offer substantial relief to the hospital.
An incinerator is a facility or device used to burn waste materials at high temperatures, typically to reduce their volume and mass.
The process involves combustion, where the waste is subjected to intense heat, breaking it down into gases, ashes, and other by-products.
Speaking about some of the challenges the hospital faced Dr. Birch emphasized that waste disposal has been a major issue, undermining hygiene standards thereby affecting the hospital’s budget.
