20 May 2013. Buchanan, Liberia: Eleven UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes have committed to continue supporting efforts that seek to provide treatment, care and prevention of HIV and AIDS in Liberia. The broad areas of intervention and support were agreed at a five day Retreat held in Buchanan City between 13 and 17 May 2013, which was attended by 40 representatives from the Government of Liberia, United Nations, and Civil Society Organizations.

For more than nine years since the inception of UNMIL, Pakistani military doctors have rendered invaluable service to the host population, including some life-saving interventions. Prof. Lucky Ehigiator, Dean of the College of Health and Sciences at the William Tubman University in Harper, was among one of the beneficiaries.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today has supported journalists in Liberia who have issued a media blackout, by printing black front pages after a government official was accused of threatening them. Radio and TV stations are also protesting against the government by suspending broadcasts for two hours daily beginning today Friday, 10 May, 2013.

Monrovia, Liberia - President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has launched a new Fistula Unit at St. Joseph’s Catholic Hospital, while also promising to rehabilitate the stretch of road leading from Tubman Boulevard to the hospital.

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29 April 2013 [Monrovia - Liberia] - Participants at a just-ended stakeholders’ forum held in Monrovia, Liberia, have lauded the multi-million dollar donor support to the ECOWAS for Peace and Development Project (PADEP) for promoting the culture of peace, integration and providing vital humanitarian assistance to populations displaced by conflicts in the region.

They also called for ownership and sustainability of the achievements of the 15 million-US-dollar project which is funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB).

By Boakai Fofana, 25 April 2013

Monrovia — I woke up feeling the headache and chills, and made a couple of trips to the bathroom to ease the nausea. The experience was all too familiar; I was having another bout of malaria, even though that wasn't changing my day's routine. Growing up here, I have suffered more than a dozen times from the disease. A trip to the nearby clinic was going to be later in the day.

Rice is the staple food for all households in Liberia. Cassava, the second staple food, is planted across the country and harvested throughout the year. Cassava is sometimes used as a substitute for rice mainly in rural areas. Palm oil is an important cash crop but is also important in terms of dietary contributions in many households. The local rice is harvested in August in south eastern Counties and in October in other areas. This production barely covers a third of the annual consumption requirements, making the country highly dependent on imports from the international market.