By Amin Kef (Ranger)
Management of Choithram Hospital, on Hill Station in Freetown in an engagement with members of the Fourth Estate on the 28th March, 2023 at the hospital’s conference room, intimated newsmen that there are German doctors, who are currently offering free consultation and treatment within the hospital adding that they are conducting operations with most of the beneficiaries being children. The doctors are Dr. Brunner Nivocaos, Dr. Gruhl Cute, Dr. Heiolemana Bernd, Dr Weit Olaf.
According to, Harish Agnani, the Head of Choithram Hospital, the team of German doctors came under Interplus, commencing work at the hospital on the 23rd March 2023 and will end on the 4th April, 2023. He continued by disclosing that from time to time the hospital receives foreign doctors that offer specialized medical treatments, on a short time basis, also underscoring that treatment is free of cost meaning that a patient is not required to settle any bill whatsoever.
Harish went on to commend the current Sierra Leonean Ambassador to Germany, Dr Baimba Mbayor, for his instrumental role he is playing to facilitate the movement of German doctors to Sierra Leone to offer specialized medical treatments to people suffering from certain diseases.
He lamented that as a result of the outbreak of the corona virus the coming of these foreign doctors was somehow suspended as it was not safe to travel further expressing satisfaction that in as much as the COVID situation has now down they have began receiving medical practitioners who come to offer free treatments during what are referred to as a medical camps.
He emphasized that treatment is completely free also revealing how Management is doing everything humanely possible to maintain such partnerships which, according to him, has proven to be beneficial for all that are involved.
“The hospital offered the doctors two operating theatres where they are carrying out operations,” he also disclosed and went further to commend two of the hospital female staff for the roles they have been playing in giving support to the medical team.
Dr Gowrinath George, the Medical Superintendent of Choithram Hospital stated that already a sizable number of operations have been conducted disclosing that patients suffering from Post Burn Contracture, Disorder/Deformity of hand, feet or wrist, tumors of hand and feet, Cleft Lip and Palate are the main beneficiaries from the free consultation and treatment. He revealed that everything is going on smoothly maintaining that before the doctors commenced treatment a thorough screening of the patients was done by Dr Wongo.
One of the doctors, Dr Gruhl Cute, who spoke on behalf of the team commended Choithram Hospital as a very good hospital with a friendly staff. He said already they have seen up to 100 patients and they have performed 60 pediatric operations, 22 plastic surgeries and they are expecting to do 40 more before departing on the 4th April, 2023. He also said they will not take all the praise for the work they have done so far as the local staff have been very accommodating and instrumental in rendering assistances when and how necessary.
Dr Gruhl also intimated that the kind of plastic surgery that they conduct is not for beautification purpose but rather it involves the reconstruction of bodily parts to make it normal.
He said besides treating patients they are also transferring knowledge to the medical staff of Choithram Hospital stating further that after-care is important after an operation is conducted adding how the local medical staff are offered the opportunity to learn new things.
Dr Gruhl further intimated that although up to 400 patients were screened, however, they could only treat patients with ailments for which they are specialized to treat.
The other doctors include Brunner Nivocaos, Dr Heidermann Bernd and Weit Olaf.
A question and Answer session climaxed the engagement.
