Letter to Hon. Richard Kamwi, Minister of Health, Namibia

June 21, 2006

Hon. Richard Kamwi

Minister of Health

Ministry of Health
Windhoek, Namibia

Dear Hon. Kamwi:
 
The officers and members of the Liberian History, Education and Development, Inc. (LIHEDE) bring you sincere greetings and best wishes.  LIHEDE is a US-based nonprofit organization located in Greensboro, North Carolina, comprising of Liberians and friends of Liberia who are committed and dedicated to advocating and working for the rights of Liberians to quality education, health and other developmental human services in Liberia.

At  the moment we are planning to host the first post-war National Health Conference in Liberia on December 14- 19, 2006 in collaboration with government and non-governmental organizations, including the Ministries of   Health and Social Welfare, Youth and Sports , Information, Culture Affairs and Tourism, Bnettv.com of Canada, the US-based Congress for Racial Equality, United Nations Millennium Project, US-based Kill Mosquitoes Now, West Coast Aerial Applicators, Inc. Tr-Ac-Net,   friends of Liberia organizations, NC & A & T State University , AME University and Cuttington  University College in Liberia.

The objective of the Conference is to bring together the traditional and nontraditional health and medical practitioners to share knowledge and review the national malaria control and prevention strategies/policies and identify the appropriate combination of technologies that would eventually lead to the reduction of malaria morbidity and mortality by 80% in the year 2010 in Liberia.

 In order to bench mark the outcome of this meeting in realistic and measurable terms, we have decided to review Strategic Planning documents of other African countries that have embarked upon a long-term program to combat malaria in their respective countries.

We, therefore, will appreciate were you to share with us your Strategic Planning document used as a roadmap to enable your country effectively confront the malaria epidemic. Please be assured that all necessary credits and references will be given to your work as a professional courtesy as your gesture will contribute to our nation’s efforts to control and eventually eradicate the debilitating disease from Liberia.

While we are await a positive response from your office relative to our request, we also request further that you kindly utilize your office and national government in articulating the urgent need for malaria control and possible eradication particularly in countries devastated by this insidious disease.

 

Thank you very much for considering our request and we prayerfully look forward to  a positive response from you and for further discussion on this matter, if the need arises,  as we make great strides to serve humanity with our limited resources, believing that quality of life issue is fundamental human right worth advocating for despite  our  geographical location.
 
Sincerely,
 
Syrulwa Somah, PhD.
Executive Director, LIHEDE
somah@ncat.edu or info@lihede.org

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