{"id":18944,"date":"2024-06-03T11:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T10:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=18944"},"modified":"2024-06-03T11:10:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T10:10:07","slug":"government-has-not-replaced-trained-doctors-with-unity-party-doctors-at-jfk-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/government-has-not-replaced-trained-doctors-with-unity-party-doctors-at-jfk-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Government has not replaced\u00a0 trained doctors with \u201cUnity Party Doctors\u201d at JFK Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Claim:<\/strong> Alvin Wesseh<\/a>, a former agriculture minister during the Weah administration, said that the government has dismissed well-trained doctors and is replacing them with Unity Party doctors at JFK.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Verdict: <\/strong>False. The claimant could not justify his allegations with facts. The HR at the John F. Kennedy Hospital and the Ministry of Health dismissed the claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Soon after leaving office as Assistant Minister, Alvin Wesseh started making claims against the sitting government headed by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai. On Friday, May 24, 2024, Mr Wesseh appeared on OK FM, a private broadcaster<\/a> in Monrovia, highlighting lapses of the new administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among other things, he claimed to have credible information that points to the mass dismissal of doctors at the John F. Kennedy Hospital (JFK).<\/a> The JFK stands out as the national referral hospital in Liberia.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wesseh, a staunch President Weah\u2019s Coalition party member, mentioned that “well-trained doctors\u201d were dismissed for Unity Party Doctors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe situation is troubling,\u201d he said on OK FM<\/a> at about 2:15:20 second of the show, which lasted almost three hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the severity of the allegation, DUBAWA decided to investigate the claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verification<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When Wesseh made the allegation during the interview, the host, Olive Stevenson,<\/a> asked for evidence, but Wesseh did not provide any.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of providing the facts, he affirmed that he had concrete evidence of summary dismissal at JFK. He suggested that the interviewer take her microphone to the unnamed affected medical doctors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since May 24, 2024, Alvin Wesseh has not responded to DUBAWA\u2019s inquiry about the allegation. In a WhatsApp conversation, the HR management at the JKR Hospital, headed by Mr Darlington Talo, described the claim as laughable and false.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The communication director at the Ministry of Health, Augustus Walker Jr<\/a>, said that at the ministry level, they have no idea about doctors being replaced with UP doctors, as Wesseh claimed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo the information is misleading, but if Alvin has proof of his claim, he can show it to the public,\u201d said Walker on behalf of the Ministry of Health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Leaders at the Ministry of Health and JFK Hospital have confirmed that there has been no replacement of professional doctors at the hospital. The claim is false.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Claim: Alvin Wesseh, a former agriculture minister during the Weah administration, said that the government has dismissed well-trained doctors and is replacing them with Unity Party doctors at JFK. Verdict: False. The claimant could not justify his allegations with facts. The HR at the John F. Kennedy Hospital and the Ministry of Health dismissed the claim. Full Text Soon after leaving office as Assistant Minister, Alvin Wesseh started making claims against the sitting government headed by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai. On Friday, May 24, 2024, Mr Wesseh appeared on OK FM, a private broadcaster in Monrovia, highlighting lapses of the new administration. Among other things, he claimed to have credible information that points to the mass dismissal of doctors at the John F. Kennedy Hospital (JFK). The JFK stands out as the national referral hospital in Liberia.\u00a0 Wesseh, a staunch President Weah\u2019s Coalition party member, mentioned that “well-trained doctors\u201d were dismissed for Unity Party Doctors.  \u201cThe situation is troubling,\u201d he said on OK FM at about 2:15:20 second of the show, which lasted almost three hours. Due to the severity of the allegation, DUBAWA decided to investigate the claim. Verification When Wesseh made the allegation during the interview, the host, Olive Stevenson, asked for evidence, but Wesseh did not provide any.\u00a0 Instead of providing the facts, he affirmed that he had concrete evidence of summary dismissal at JFK. He suggested that the interviewer take her microphone to the unnamed affected medical doctors. Since May 24, 2024, Alvin Wesseh has not responded to DUBAWA\u2019s inquiry about the allegation. In a WhatsApp conversation, the HR management at the JKR Hospital, headed by Mr Darlington Talo, described the claim as laughable and false. The communication director at the Ministry of Health, Augustus Walker Jr, said that at the ministry level, they have no idea about doctors being replaced with UP doctors, as Wesseh claimed. \u201cSo the information is misleading, but if Alvin has proof of his claim, he can show it to the public,\u201d said Walker on behalf of the Ministry of Health.  Conclusion Leaders at the Ministry of Health and JFK Hospital have confirmed that there has been no replacement of professional doctors at the hospital. 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