Former NPHIL Director, Dr. Mosoka Fallah.
Dr. Mosoka Fallah, former Director-General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), though out of the service due to his dismissal by President George Weah last year for administrative reasons, continues to receive recognition both at home and at the international level.
The latest is from the World Communities Forum, where he has been invited to speak on issues of public health concerns and health in general.
Taking place virtually on 23-24 March 2021, the inaugural event will feature groundbreaking conversations and interactive showcases from practitioners who are driving impact in marginalized communities, where traditional top-down interventions are falling short.
Home | News & Events | Ambassador McCarthy Welcomes First COVAX Shipment
On Friday, March 5, 2021, the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines, donated through COVAX, arrived in Liberia. Ambassador Michael A. McCarthy joined dignitaries from the Missions of the European Union, Germany, Ireland, Great Britain, and France, and the United Nations Resident Coordinator at Roberts International Airport to welcome the shipment. Ambassador McCarthy gave remarks along with Foreign Affairs Minister Dee-Maxwell Kemayah, Health Minister Wilhelmina Jallah, Ambassador Hubert Jäger of Germany, United Nations Resident Coordinator Niels Scott, and National Public Health Institute of Liberia Director General Jane Macauley.
The United States is committed to working with partners across the globe to end the devastating public health and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of this commitment, President Joe Biden announced $4 billion in funding to support the international vacci
Liberia: Citizens in Lofa County Express Fear over Ebola Resurgence in Guinea; Call on Government to Swiftly Close the Borders
Liberia: Citizens in Lofa County Express Fear over Ebola Resurgence in Guinea; Call on Government to Swiftly Close the Borders
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VOINJAMA, Lofa County – The Minister of Health, Dr. Wilhemina Jallah, is confident that there is no need to shut Liberia’s borders amid resurgence in neighboring Guinea, but citizens in Lofa County believe it is risky to have the borders open amid the new epidemic of the killer virus in the region.
The Health Minister in a press briefing on Wednesday said Liberia already has a structure in place based on the 2014-2016 Ebola experience, therefore, there is no need to close the borders as there will be rigorous screening at the various points of entry.
Redemption Hospital, New Kru Town
Just days following reports of confirmed cases of the deadly Ebola virus disease having resurfaced in the neighboring Republic of Guinea, barely three hours’ drive north of the Liberian border from Ganta, Nimba County, reports in possession of the Daily Observer say an Ebola suspected carrier from that neighboring is undergoing rigorous rests at the Redemption Hospital in the Borough of New Kru Town, Monrovia.
The woman, only identified yet as Fatumata, is said to have returned from Nzérékoré, Guinea, where there are reported cases of the virus disease. She is believed to have entered Liberia through the border at Ganta (closest to Nzérékoré), before embarking for Monrovia.
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