04/10/2026
"I'm deeply disturbed by the ongoing narrative surrounding Jestina Wormu, whose delivery on April 7, 2026, left her unable to walk, urinate, or defecate due to severe spinal cord injuries. Now, with reports that JFK is bringing her back to Liberia following her medical referral to Yashoda Hospitals in India, we demand full transparency and long-term care. Let it be known that bringing her back does not absolve JFK of its permanent obligations." - Rep. Sumo Mulbah writes 👇 👇
OFFICIAL WARNING: 72-Hour Framework To the Administration of JFK and the Ministry of Health Demanding Treatment Extension for Jestina Wormu
I am writing this with absolute indignation regarding the culture of evasion, denial, and political maneuvering that continues to shield health practitioners from accountability when catastrophic medical errors occur. Medical accidents happen globally, but hiding behind government stature to escape institutional liability is fundamentally wrong.
A mother from Montserrado County Electoral District #3 is crying out because her daughter, Jestina Wormu, was allegedly crippled under your care. Let this serve as an unshakeable promise from my office: if even one citizen under our watch is harmed or neglected, we will not back down until that person is fully made whole and justice is served.
When a patient undergoes a Caesarean section and is subjected to repeated, improperly handled epidural or spinal anesthesia attempts, the stakes are life-altering. It is the absolute legal and ethical duty of JFK Medical Center to assume complete corporate responsibility for the patient, initiate severe corrective action against the specific medical staff involved, and finance comprehensive restorative care. In a just legal system, courts must always prioritize patient welfare and enforce accountability.
I am deeply disturbed by the ongoing narrative surrounding Jestina Wormu, whose delivery on April 7, 2026, left her unable to walk, urinate, or defecate due to severe spinal cord injuries. Attempting to spin or minimize her condition mirrors past medical cover-ups in our healthcare system, such as the incident at James David Hospital involving a child's hand. Spreading conflicting or minimizing stories will not erase the physical reality of the damage done.
The medical reality of how an individual can be crippled for life by an epidural error is clear, undisputed, and documented by medical science:
(A.) Direct Needle Trauma: Multiple failed, reckless attempts to insert the anesthesia needle can pass straight through the epidural space, striking, bruising, or completely severing the spinal cord tissue and nerve roots.
(B.) Epidural Hematoma & Compression: Puncturing blood vessels within the tight spinal column causes blood to pool rapidly. This internal bleeding exerts massive pressure on the spinal cord, cutting off its oxygen supply and causing permanent paraplegia.
(C.) Institutional Infection: A failure to maintain strict sterile protocols introduces bacteria directly into the spinal cavity, causing an epidural abscess or spinal meningitis that destroys healthy nervous tissue.
(D.) Adhesive Arachnoiditis: Forcing a needle too deep punctures the dura mater, causing chemical or physical scarring that makes the spinal nerves stick together, permanently destroying leg function and bowel control.
Furthermore, let it be made clear: the political tactic of deploying internal surrogates, workers, or even a sitting lawmaker to insult, deflect, and attack concerned advocates within our district will not work. Such low maneuvers cannot silence citizens who possess the academic foundation in human biology and the analytical capacity in the business field to recognize systemic organizational failure.
Now, with reports circulating that JFK is bringing Jestina back to Liberia following her medical referral to Yashoda Hospitals in India, we demand full transparency and long-term care. Let it be known that bringing her back does not absolve this institution of its permanent obligations. We are watching closely to see if this return is an attempt to quiet the public or brush this tragedy under the rug.
We are officially urging the Administration and the Health Ministry to do everything within their remaining capacity to find an amicable, compassionate solution with Jestina's family. You must immediately extend her period of specialized treatment, healing is not a process to be rushed, particularly when JFK is directly responsible for the errors that caused her paralysis.
Our team of legal experts has already been fully briefed, and we are concurrently informing the leadership of the House of Representatives regarding these developments. We hereby give the management of JFK Medical Center and the Ministry of Health the next 72 hours to present a formal, written framework outlining exactly how this medical catastrophe will be managed, financed, and remedied.
Should you fail to produce this framework within 72 hours, we will immediately halt constructive engagement and proceed with all formal legal and judicial processes in strict alignment with the movements for equal rights and equal protection under the law.
You operate under the laws of this republic, and no one is above the law.
Signed,
Hon. Sumo K. Mulbah
Representative, Montserrado County Electoral District #3
House of Representatives, Republic of Liberia
