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The Zoe Geh Foundation was
formed in 2008 to further the completion of the Zoe Geh Medical Center project
and to engage in fund-raising for the healthcare needs in poverty-stricken
areas of the world.
The Zoe Geh Medical Center project was initiated in 2004 by Peter and Betty
Weato, Liberians who, in 1993, had been displaced during the civil war when Mr.
Weato was attending medical school in Monrovia, Liberia.
It is estimated that more than 750,000 people live within 50 miles of the Zoe
Geh Medical Center . The closest health care facility is the Ganta Methodist
Hospital , approximately 100 miles away by primarily unpaved roads (4 hours by
4-wheel drive Jeep).
In Zoe Geh District, Nimba County , the major killers are infectious diseases,
including tuberculosis and malaria. Inadequate prenatal and postnatal care,
malnutrition, poor hygiene and waterborne diseases are major problems that need
to be targeted. Almost 1500 children die needlessly every year in Nimba County
, many from preventable illnesses.
The current 12-room clinic at Zoe Geh District serves 90 patients a day since
opening in 2006. The drug and medical treatment supplied through the physicians
and other medical personnel there have improved lives greatly. Patients walk
from all over eastern Liberia and Ivory Coast to be treated at the existing
clinic
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Contact Information
Zoe Geh Foundation
5217 Shadywood Lane, Dallas, TX
214-351-2806 Fax 214-357-3449
zoegeh_foundation@yahoo.com
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