Reopened Mon Repos clinic will ease residents’ travel burden

Dr Abbigale Jeffrey, the operations officer of the Mon Repos Health Centre and Joesph Hamilton, Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Health, assist as an elderly member of the community cuts the ribbon for the reopening of the refurbished facility.

Residents of the Mon Repos area, particularly those with non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, will no longer have to travel far for medical attention with the reopening of the Mon Repos Health Centre yesterday.

Previously offering services just three days a week, the reconstructed heath centre will now operate from Monday to Friday during regular business hours.

While the centre was out of operation, residents of the area were forced to