BY SAMIE WAIKORI
Member of Parliament for Lau/Mbaelelea, Ben Maenu’u has supported Takwa clinic and Adaua provincial secondary school with brand new vehicles.
The support is part of the MP’s commitment to boost important services offered by the two institutions in Lau/Mbaelelea constituency, surrounding constituencies and even Malaita province.
The vehicles were handed last week, where Takwa clinic received an ambulance, health equipment & medical drugs, while Adaua school received a 3-tonne truck.
A statement issued by Mr Eddie Kairi on the handover said the assistance to Takwa clinic was in response to an encounter witnessed by MP Maenu’u last year, where a sick woman was pushed by her daughter in a wheelbarrow to the clinic.
“I vow to bring change and I deliver this ambulance to ensure no one in our constituency faces such hardship again,” Maenu’u said.
He added the ambulance also to address critical gap in terms of emergency medical transport that has been faced in the constituency.
Maenu’u said the ambulance will serve health facilities within the constituency and surrounding constituencies, as far as ward 6.
In the meantime, the leader also donated a 3-tonne truck to Adaua provincial secondary. The support marks a significant milestone in enhancing educational access for students and staffs.
The support also shows Maenu’u’s commitment to the nation’s future through education. It will benefit students and staffs from around Malaita even other provinces that doing their studies at the school.
The truck will used for the logistic need of the schools include; transportation of student and staff, delivery of supplies and access to educational opportunities across the constituency.
The MP assured to work closely with public institutions, communities and people of Lau/Mbaelelea to address some of the challenges face within the constituency.