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German Doctor Honored for Service in Liberia

A 62-year-old German doctor, Margret Giieraths-Nmene, has been honored by her country's government for the long years of service she rendered the West African country, even during the brutal civil war.

Liberia: Top Award for German Doctor Who Treated the Wounded During Liberian Civil War

DW, 31 December 2013

Margret Gieraths-Nimene was recently awarded Germany's Order of Merit for her charity work during the 14-year civil war in Liberia. Read more »
Liberia: Moving Forward in Liberia

UNIRIN, 19 August 2013

Liberia is getting back to its feet after a protracted civil war that killed over 200,000 people, displaced over a million, and largely destroyed the country's infrastructure and… Read more »
Liberia: MRU - a Region Transitioning From Conflict to Peace: It's Time to Walk the Walk...

Heritage, 2 May 2013

In 1989, Liberia became the birthplace of unholy events that later culminated into a full-scale regional imbroglio. Arguably, the regional conflict was thrust on greed and the… Read more »
Liberia: Consequences of the Civil War

Heritage, 27 June 2012

The civil conflict in Liberia rocked this West African nation and its neighbors for 14 years, and its duration matched its destructive effects. Indeed, of proportionate magnitude… Read more »
Liberia: MSF Hands Over Hospitals to Ministry of Health

MSF, 20 June 2010

After 20 years of emergency medical aid in Liberia, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) officially stops running its final hospitals and the Ministry of Health and Social… Read more »
Liberia: Maternal Health Worsened Since War Ended

UNIRIN, 10 March 2008

A heavily pregnant woman is given a routine check-up at a donor-funded health clinic in Monrovia on 20 February 2007 Read more »
Liberia: Lutheran Church Massacre Survivor Testifies at TRC Hearing

Inquirer, 31 January 2008

Amidst doubts that there were no survivors from the Lutheran Church Massacre, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission public hearing has brought to the fore a survivor who has… Read more »
Liberia: UN Envoy Applauds Medical Support From Peacekeepers

Analyst, 24 September 2007

UN boss, Mr. Alan Doss, has commended Pakistani peacekeepers in UNMIL for their medical support in Grand Cape Mount County on Liberia's western border with Sierra Leone. Read more »
Liberia: Breathing Life Into Ailing Healthcare System

UNIRIN, 1 September 2006

Some three million people live in Liberia, but after a decade and a half of warfare there are only 34 government doctors catering for their healthcare needs. Read more »