West Africa: Ebola Returns to West Africa

Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola virus disease case in Abuja--a situation that has heightened concern across West Africa, especially Liberia, renewing attention to the region's… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia Tightens Ebola Screening Amid Regional Outbreak

The Ministry of Health has directed health facilities, border entry points, public buildings, and other institutions across Liberia to strengthen screening and strictly enforce… Read more »

Liberia: Sogbie Pushes Incentives for Rural Health Workers

River Gee County Senator Jonathan Boye Charles Sogbie is urging the Liberian government to provide additional incentives, including housing and electricity, to attract health… Read more »

Liberia: Grejof Calls for Early Dementia Diagnosis

The Geneva Reeves-Johnson Foundation, Inc. (GREJOF) has called for early diagnosis, public awareness and support for people living with Alzheimer's disease and dementia, warning… Read more »

Liberia: A Decade On - the World Is Still Listening to Liberia's Ebola Story

Ten years after Ebola swept through Liberia and claimed thousands of lives, the world is still turning to this small West African nation for answers. On Sunday, in a wide-ranging… Read more »

Liberia: LMHRA Confiscates L$2.2m Unregistered Medicines

The Liberia Medicines & Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA), in collaboration with joint security forces and the County Pharmacist of Lofa County, has confiscated a… Read more »

Liberia: 'U.S.$1 Billion Revenue Now Funding Salaries, Health, Education'

Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan says the Government of Liberia's achievement of generating more than US$1 billion in revenue since January 2026 is… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia's Health Sector Faces Tough 2030 Performance Test

Liberia's health sector is facing a demanding performance test as the country approaches 2030, with health leaders warning that progress will depend on the government's ability to… Read more »

Liberia: LCPS Faculty of Community Health Receives 5-Year Accreditation

The Faculty of Community Health of the Liberia College of Physicians and Surgeons (LCPS) have received a five-year accreditation from the West African College of Physicians (WACP),… Read more »

Liberia: Spoiled Rice Triggers Health Concerns in Ganta

Concerns over food safety have emerged in Ganta following the discovery of what appeared to be a quantity of spoiled parboiled rice during the offloading of a commercial… Read more »

Liberia: The Long Wait for Fistula Surgery in Liberia

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Liberia: Nimba Labour Office Orders Ganta Methodist Hospital to Pay Salary Arrears

The Ministry of Labour's office in Nimba County has ordered the administration of Ganta United Methodist Hospital to settle salary arrears owed to employees following an… Read more »

Liberia: Finance Ministry Backs Universal Health Insurance

The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has thrown its support behind Liberia's move toward Universal Health Insurance (UHI), declaring that sustainable financing will be… Read more »

Liberia: Govt Sets Ambitious Health Reform Agenda

The Ministry of Health and its partners have concluded the 2026 National Health Review Conference with what health experts describe as one of the country's most consequential… Read more »

Liberia: Ma Juah Health Center Brings Lifesaving Care Closer to Rural Communities

For hundreds of residents from more than thirty communities along the Roberts International Airport (RIA) Highway, a routine medical check-up is often a luxury rather than a… Read more »

Liberia: JFK Medical Center Nursing Director Joana Joekai Resigns

Mrs. Joana Domingo Joekai, MSN, BSN, RN, has resigned as Director of Nursing Services at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center (JFKMC), ending nearly two years of leadership during… Read more »

Liberia: 'Liberia Needs Regional Teaching Hospitals'

The government has been urged to prioritize investment in specialist medical education, regional teaching hospitals and healthcare infrastructure as part of a long-term strategy to… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia to End Temporary Ban on FGM Practice

When President Joseph Boakai submitted to the Liberian legislature the bill titled "Act to Cultural Practices of Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage in Liberia," women… Read more »

Liberia: WACP Takes Free Specialist Healthcare to New Kru Town

Hundreds of residents of the Borough of New Kru Town on Saturday received free medical consultations, health screenings and public health education as the West African College of… Read more »

Liberia: AME Varsity to Launch Campus-Based Mental Health, Psychosocial Support Program

The African Methodist Episcopal University (AMEU) has announced the rollout of a comprehensive Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Program in partnership with Haven of… Read more »

Liberia: Residents Accuse JFK of Burning Medical Waste

The country's largest referral hospital has become the focus of a growing public health controversy after residents of Upper Sinkor accused the John F. Kennedy Medical Center… Read more »

Liberia: Boakai Orders End to Phebe Hospital Strike

After months of disruption that left thousands of Liberians without access to critical healthcare services, Phebe Referral Hospital officially reopened Tuesday following a direct… Read more »

Liberia: NPHIL Strengthens Ebola Surveillance At Liberia's Border Crossings

Liberia has not reported any suspected Ebola cases since the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Centers for Disease Control (Africa CDC) declared the virus a public… Read more »

Liberia: Lutheran Church Moves to Reopen Phebe Hospital

The Lutheran Church in Liberia has announced measures aimed at reopening the Phebe Hospital and School of Nursing in Suakoko, Bong County, following a staff "go-slow" action that… Read more »

Liberia: Health Workers Threaten to Shut Down Phebe Hospital

Workers at Phebe Hospital have threatened to shut down one of Liberia's largest referral hospitals beginning Wednesday, July 1, unless the Government of Liberia and a special… Read more »