Liberia’s Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has announced a major increase in government spending on health, revealing that the sector’s allocation has climbed to US$110 million in the 2026 national budget, a 21 percent increase aimed at strengthening healthcare delivery and expanding access nationwide. Speaking at the Regional Launch of the…
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has officially handed over a newly refurbished maternity complex at the John F. Kennedy (JFK) Medical Center in Monrovia, marking a major boost to Liberia’s campaign to reduce preventable maternal and newborn deaths. The project, implemented through the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) with support from the Government of…
Liberia has officially launched a revised Registered Midwifery Curriculum aimed at strengthening maternal and newborn healthcare, with authorities and international partners describing the initiative as a major step toward reducing the country’s high maternal and infant mortality rates. The launch, attended by government officials, development partners, health professionals, and members of the media, highlighted the…
The Liberia National Red Cross Society (LNRCS) has raised serious concerns over growing workplace safety failures across Liberia, calling for urgent national action to prevent disasters, injuries, and deaths as the country joined the global celebration of World Safety and Health at Work Day 2026. Speaking Tuesday, April 28, 2026, during the commemoration held in…
The Ministry of Health Planning and Policy Unit, with support from the World Bank, has commenced a technical review and pre-validation exercise for the National Human Resources for Health (HRH) Policy in Ganta, Nimba County, running from April 20 to 25, 2026. Speaking during the opening of the review process, the Deputy Minister for Policy,…
Five health professionals from the Ministry of Health’s Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Program and the National Public Health Reference Laboratory (NPHRL) have completed an intensive two-week capacity-building training in medical entomology and parasitology in Ghana, March 2—15, 2026. The training took place at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, under the University of Ghana…
Less than a day after the Ministry of Health called for calm at the Phebe Hospital in Bong County, aggrieved workers on Monday, February 23, 2026, continued their strike action over several dissatisfactions, including salaries and a poor working environment. It can be recalled that the Ministry of Health, on Sunday, February 22, expressed deep…
Justice in Chambers, Jamesetta Howard Wolokollie has granted a writ of prohibition in favor of Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan, Director General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) Justice Wolokollie ruled that the Executive Branch of government acted beyond its legal authority when it removed Dr. Nyan as director general of NPHIL. Dr….
As part of its obligation to annually review implementation efforts, the Ministry of Health, through its National Malaria Control Program, in collaboration with WHO, Catholic Relief Services, PMI-REACH, Jhpiego, Liberia Malaria Youth Corps, and others, has concluded its annual review meeting in Ganta, Nimba County. The meeting brought together participants from all 15 counties, including…
The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) announced on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, that eight men have been taken into custody and collectively fined US $500 for the illegal killing of a protected elephant in Sando Village, Bopolu County. According to a Liberia Excellent News Network (LENN) news report, the case, heard before the Bopolu City Magisterial Court,…
