13-year-old Samuel Sawah is suffering from Brain tumor. Doctors have advised his grandma, Hannah David, to fly him out of the country for advanced medical surgery. She said the most recent report by the Doctor states that Samuel has just 3 months to live if he is not taken out of Liberia. According to Ms….
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has received a donation of three Toyota Land Cruiser jeeps, two double-cab Land Cruiser pickups, and seventeen Yamaha motorbikes for health emergency response. The donation was made on June 3, 2025, by Plan International through the Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health (RSSH) initiative. According to a June 4, 2025,…
The Chief Medical Officer of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Dr. John Emmanuel Tamba, has attributed the lack of treatment for kidney patients to limited resources and outdated machines at the Dialysis Center. Several patients, including Bill Mensah, Surprise Cuput, and Precious, currently in critical care at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center, described…
In the wake of the ongoing fight against the Monkeypox virus outbreak in Liberia and in the sub-region, the National Incident Management System (IMS), has confirmed additional new cases of the infections, taking the number of active cases to 69 in Liberia. According to a release dated May 31, 2025, the testing results submitted by…
The Ministry of Health has officially discharged four Monkeypox patients following successful treatment and full recovery. According to a press release dated May 28, 2025, the patients completed all treatment and isolation protocols. The Ministry of Health commissioned facility-based case management for Mpox at the National Infectious Disease Center after urban areas in Montserrado saw…
Since the last update by the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) regarding the ongoing Monkeypox outbreak in the country, no new infections have been reported, and the number of active cases remains at 35. Health authorities recently announced measures for the public to follow to avoid contracting the virus. These measures include practicing…
With rapid increase in cases of Monkeypox in the country, the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPIHL) through its Director General, Dr. Dougbe Nyan, is currently in Lofa County as part of the institution’s response efforts to curtail the spread of the disease in the country. The tour, according to Dr. Nyan, aims to…
The Director General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) has announced that there are currently 25 active cases of Monkey Pox infection in the country, after nearly 40 suspected cases were tested Duringg a press briefing at the Ministry of Information on Thursday, May 22, 2025, NPHIL Director General Dr. Chris Nyan…
The Chair of the Incident Management System (IMS) for the Mpox Virus and Director-General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan, led a high-level delegation to the Bo Waterside Border Crossing Point. The visit aimed to assess ongoing public health interventions and strengthen border surveillance measures in response to…
The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (HPHIL), through its Director General Dugbe Chris Nyah, has disclosed that Liberia has four active Monkey Pox Virus (MPox) cases in Liberia, including one involving popular Liberian comedian, Jabateh. Speaking Sunday, May 18, 2025, at NPHIL Headquarters in Congo Town, the NPHIL DG said that Montserrado County has…
