May 17, 2023
Liberia: 'Ban Widal Test for Typhoid Due to Inaccuracies'
A prominent global infectious disease expert, Dr. Dougbeh Christopher Nyan has proposed the banning of the Widal Test in Liberia, a serological testing method commonly used for… Read more »
May 16, 2023
Liberia: Sister Aide Liberia Wants Legislature Speedy Intervention of Revised Public Health Bill Into Law
Sister Aide Liberia in partnership with the Health Association of Liberia and Civil Society Organizations has called for speedy passage of the revised public health bill into law… Read more »
May 04, 2023
Liberia: Scarce Resources Hurting LMDC Operations - Liberia - Scarce Resources Hurting Lmdc Operations
The Chairperson of the Liberia Medical and Dental Council (LMDC), Dr. Benetta Collins Andrews is appealing to the national government for increased budgetary support and an… Read more »
Liberia: Wife Seeks Justice for Ailing Husband Who's an Employee of Arcelormittal Liberia
Mrs. Ann-Dora Gbormie, wife of Ambrose John Gbormie, superintendent, Local Government Affairs of ArcelorMittal-Liberia, has accused the company of "discriminatory actions", which… Read more »
May 02, 2023
Liberia: 'Give us Tools and Enabling Environment to Make Liberia's Health Sector Better' - Lmdc Newly Inducted Chairperson Urged Government
Dr. Benetta C. Andrews, the Chairperson of the Liberia Medical and Dental Council (LMDC), is calling on the government to provide a conducive environment to effectively watch over… Read more »
April 27, 2023
Liberia: Liberian Government Responds to U.S. Ambassador's Concerns Over Rural Health and Education Centers
The Liberian government has responded to concerns raised by U.S. Ambassador Michael McCarthy regarding the state of some health and education centers in the rural parts of the… Read more »
West Africa: Clinical and Research Laboratory Scientists Converge On Abuja to Discuss Improving Diagnostics in the Region
Medical doctors, laboratory technicians and other scientists are gathering in Abuja this week to talk about ways to improve the quality of laboratory management in the region. Read more »
April 17, 2023
Liberia: New Report Shows 38,779 Induced Abortions Occurred in Liberia in 2021
The Ministry of Health (MoH) in collaboration with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), along with the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) and Guttmacher,… Read more »
April 13, 2023
Liberia: Guidelines for Continuing Professional Development for Healthcare Professionals in Liberia Launch
As part of efforts to improve the health sector in the country, the Ministry of Health on April 10, 2023, launched the Guidelines for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for… Read more »
April 12, 2023
Liberia: Liberia Ranked Amongst Countries With Most Hungry Citizens in the World
The Latest Global Hunger Index (GHI) report has ranked Liberia 113th out of 121 countries accessed in 2022. Read more »
April 06, 2023
Liberia: Fails Seriously Ill Liberians Turn to Facebook to Find 'Good Samaritans' Filling Gaps One Patient At a Time As Health Care Systems
Like too many people across Liberia Fatu Washington spent much of her youth "living with rejection from friends and neighbors", as she put it, in her home village of 'Joseph Town'… Read more »
April 04, 2023
Liberia: WASUDEV and Food Fluency Train Women On Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture in Bong County
As part of efforts in training women on Nutrition sensitive agriculture in Liberia, the Women in Agriculture for Sustainable Development (WASUDEV) in collaboration with Food… Read more »
Liberia: Glaucoma - 'The Silent Thief of Sight' Many Liberians Are Unaware of
The thought of going blind is frightening, yet this is the reality for many Liberians who are unknowingly battling with glaucoma. Read more »
April 06, 2023
Liberia: Liberians Turn to Facebook to Find 'Good Samaritans' to Fill Healthcare Gaps
Like too many people across Liberia Fatu Washington spent much of her youth "living with rejection from friends and neighbors", as she put it, in her home village of 'Joseph Town'… Read more »
March 27, 2023
Liberia: U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator Commends the Ministry of Health for 'Laudable Job' in Reducing Malaria Infections
Dr. David Walton, United States of America's new Global Malaria Coordination, has commended the Ministry of Health, along with community health workers, for a 'laudable job' done… Read more »
Liberia: LMHRA Promises Continual Regulatory Support to Global Pharmaceuticals
The Managing Director of the Liberia Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Authority, Pharmacist Keturah C. Smith-Chineh, has vowed the authority's continual support to the… Read more »
March 28, 2023
Liberia: Sister Aid Liberia' Holds Dialogue for the Speedy Passage of the Public Health
The public health sector of Liberia is largely in tatters - operationally and legally. The effective functioning of health facilities, organizational structural issues, and a lack… Read more »
March 23, 2023
Liberia: President Weah Calls for Collective Effort in Confronting Challenges in Health Sector
President George M. Weah has called for a collaborative effort in addressing the daunting challenges grappling the health sector. Read more »
Liberia: 'Liberia, A Remarkable Example in Building a Strong National Community Health Workforce'
Liberia's leadership in building a strong national community health workforce program has been described as a remarkable example of partnership, commitment, and innovation. This… Read more »
March 20, 2023
Liberia: Stakeholders Highlight Importance of One-Health, the Environmental Protection
On March 10th over 60 participants from multiple institutions, including government, civil society, private sector, and international development partners, converged in Monrovia… Read more »
Liberia: Reduction in Teenage Pregnancy Is Good News for Liberia!
ADOLESCENTS and young people, particularly girls in Liberia, have the right to realize their full potential. They also hold the key to breaking the intergenerational cycle of… Read more »
March 16, 2023
Liberia: U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Assures Prosperous Liberia Possibility 'To Adequate Healthcare Access for All Liberians'
Joel Maybury, the U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission, has guaranteed a prosperous Liberia possibility through the provision of adequate healthcare access for all Liberians. Read more »
March 07, 2023
Liberia: President Weah's Motorcade Accident Victim Still Battling Bone Fractures?
Monrovia ____ It is four years, since the press vehicle in the motorcade of President George Weah collided with another vehicle belonging to former Associate Justice Wilkins… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Liberia: LINPAA Craves for PAs Re-Classification
The leadership of the Liberia National Physician Assistants Association (LINPAA) is calling on the Government of Liberia to speed up the re-classification of mid-health workers in… Read more »
January 27, 2023
Liberia: Medical and Dental Council Gets New Chairperson
The Liberia Medical and Dental Council (LMDC) was established in 2010 by an act of the National Legislature to be autonomous with exclusive powers and authority to regulate and… Read more »