Community mourns the loss of Sister Pharo

ATLANTIS’ very own Florence Nightingale has died.

- GENEVIEVE SERRA

Sister Olivia Pharo, 56, of Saxon Sea, who worked at the Wesfleur State Hospital for 24 years and gave up her job to open up her own clinic using her pension money, became a household name.

In 2019, Pharo made headlines when she quit her job for the greater good of her beloved community and their healthcare.

On September 13, the same community she served through her clinic known as Sister Pharo’s Primary Health Care, were left reeling when she died suddenly.

The death of Pharo, a wife and mother of two, was met with a flood of tributes on social media from many of those whose lives she touched.

A statement on her clinic’s Facebook page read: “It is with much sadness that we announce the passing of Olivia Pharo, lovingly known as Atlantis’ very own Florence Nightingale.

“Sister Pharo made an impact to so many and, in so many ways.