By: Daniel Garteh

In helping to raise awareness on providing care for people suffering from epilepsy, Superintendent Kou Meapea Gono has call for need to provide care for them.

Addressing scores of citizens in Zekepa on Thursday October 10, 2024 during the celebration of World Mental Day, Gono admonished Nimbains and Liberians that providing care and support for people suffering from the illness needs a collective efforts.

She indicated that epilepsy is a sickness that one can be born with it or can get it when you are already born, but can be treated.

The Nimba County governor mentioned that epilepsy is a common illness even in develop country, but has treatment given to the patients.

Madam Gono dismiss the notion that epilepsy can be spread through the touching of the patient fluid, adding that she has worked with them over the years.

She cautioned the public to stop the discrimination and stigmatization against those suffering from the illness.

Speaking to the patients, Superintendent Gono encourage them to regularly take their medication to make them well.

Madam added that the medication is not like polio vaccine that can be administered once or twice every year, but it is a medication that needs to be taken everyday.

She called on caretakers to always join hands by reminding their family who are taking the medication not to always take it on time.

Madam Gono mentioned that mental Health has different categories and almost everyone has suffered from it.

“On behalf of the county Administration, now that we are aware of this situation, I will remained them to put budget there for such condition”.

She pledge the Nimba County administration willingness to work with those providing the medication, the patients and the county Health team to ensure that the message go across and those receiving medication continue.

She lauded Vice President Jeremiah Koung for his level of support render to the campaigners to eradicate epilepsy.

The County Superintendent further cautioned every meaningful citizens to full the good example of the Vice President by making sure that every citizens are well.