Tolbert G. Nyenswah Laura Skrip Mardia Stone Jessica L. Schue David H. Peters William R. Brieger BMC Public Health 23, Article number: 2093 (2023) Abstract Background In the immediate aftermath of a...
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Documenting the development, adoption and pre-Ebola implementation of Liberia’s integrated disease surveillance and response (IDSR) strategy
Tolbert G. Nyenswah, Laura Skrip, Mardia Stone, Jessica L. Schue, David H. Peters & William R. Brieger BMC Public Health volume 23, Article number: 2093 (2023) Cite this article Metricsdetails ...
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Post-epidemic health system recovery: A comparative case study analysis of routine immunization programs in the Republics of Haiti and Liberia
By Sanjana J. Ravi, Christina M. Potter, Ligia Paina, Maria W. Merritt Abstract Large-scale epidemics in resource-constrained settings disrupt delivery of core health services, such as routine...
Carter Center Deploys Election Expert Mission to Liberia
ATLANTA — The Carter Center has deployed an international electoral expert team to Monrovia to assess key political, electoral, and legal aspects of Liberia’s Oct. 10 general elections. The Center...
WFP Liberia Country Brief, July - August 2023
In Numbers 10,805 people assisted in August 2023 US$ 71,191 cash-based transfers made US$ 3.7 million six months (Sept-Feb) net funding requirements Operational Updates In collaboration with the...
WFP Liberia Country Brief, May 2023
In Numbers 42,613 people assisted US$ 134,848 cash-based transfers made US$ 6.3 million six-month (June – November 2023) net funding requirements Operational Updates • Through WFP’s home-grown school...
Halting the spread of Ebola in male survivors
Monrovia ‒ Ebola survivor Randall Varney lost nine family members, including his parents and seven siblings, to the virus in just three months in 2014, before himself contracting the disease. After...
Liberia takes bold step to integrate COVID-19 vaccines into routine immunization
Monrovia ‒ On 16 March 2020, Liberia registered its first case of COVID-19. Like other countries, it grappled with the pandemic, prompting the government to implement various strategies to respond...
Integrating COVID-19 vaccines into routine immunization in Liberia
Monrovia ‒ By the end of 2022 Liberia’s COVID-19 vaccination rate was among the top three in Africa, at 81%. The country had also, at the height of the pandemic, introduced two new vaccines,...
Evaluation of Ebola virus disease surveillance system capability to promptly detect a new outbreak in Liberia
Fulton Quincy Shannon, Luke L Bawo, John A Crump, Katrina Sharples, Richard Egan, Philip C Hill Abstract Introduction Liberia was heavily affected by the 2014–2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak...
Building Health Resilience: Liberia Develops a Comprehensive COVID-19 Transition Plan
Monrovia, 24 July 2023 - Liberia has been battling the COVID-19 pandemic for over three years since the first case of SARS-CoV-2 was reported in the country on 16th March 2020. The government has...
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Left behind no more: African communities are better protected from COVID-19 and other diseases as EU-funded project wraps up
The nomads who wander the arid Lake Chad Basin had heard about the COVID-19 pandemic but hoped they could avoid it. Medical services are scarce in the places they go. Then clinics-on-wheels began to...
WFP Liberia Country Brief, April 2023
In Numbers 42,613 people assisted in April 2023 US$ 67,424 cash-based transfers made US$ 6.4 million six-month (May - October 2023) net funding requirements Operational Updates WFP concluded cash...
Strengthening Liberia’s Health System – WHO donates three vehicles to the Ministry of Health
As part of efforts to enhance the quality of health care services in Liberia, the World Health Organization (WHO) with support from the government of the Federal Republic of Germany, today donated to...
Rebuilding Liberia’s health system - WHO Liberia Annual Report 2022
Executive Summary Rebuilding Liberia’s health system is crucial for improving the country’s overall health outcomes. This annual report highlights key achievements, challenges,and lessons learned in...
Liberia: Measles DREF Operation - Final Report Operation n° MDRLR006
A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster Liberia Health Ministry on 21 April 2022 declared a measles outbreak affecting 14 of the 15 counties in the country. The Liberian government...
Community-based response boosts Liberia’s COVID-19 detection, vaccination drive
Monrovia — As Liberia tackled rising COVID-19 cases in 2022, rapid diagnostic testing of everyone living within 100 metres of newly confirmed cases helped break transmission chains and significantly...
WFP Liberia Country Brief, November 2022
In Numbers 110.3 mt of food distributed USD 7 million six-month (December 2022 - May 2023) net funding requirements 46,235 people assisted in November 2022 Operational Updates • Close to 21,800...
Liberia 2023 IFRC network country plan (MAALR002)
Liberia is situated in the centre of the Upper Guinea rainforest region on the west coast of Africa. This is a highly biologically diverse region that was originally covered by continuous, dense...
New World Bank Financing to Support an Additional 36,000 Farming Households and Address Liberia’s Food Security Crisis
WASHINGTON, December 22, 2022 – The World Bank approved an Additional Financing to the Rural Economic Transformation Project (RETRAP-AF) to the tune of $30 million in concessional International...