Monrovia, March 4 -- Majority Bloc Speaker Richard Koon has proposed a $20 million increase in the 2026 budget for the John F. Kennedy (JFK) Medical Center, Liberia's largest referral hospital.

By Francis G. Boayue, francis.boayue@frontpageafricaonline.com

The proposal is part of the House's support for improving healthcare infrastructure and transforming JFK into a state-of-the-art medical facility.

On Monday, the Majority Bloc Speaker Koon paid a courtesy visit to JFK's management and toured the hospital to gather firsthand information about areas needing improvement. The visit is part of his legislative agenda aimed at improving government infrastructure, beginning with Liberia's leading hospital.

Koon stated that the proposed bud...