Liberia: Bishop Kortu Supports Abortion Against Risks
[New Dawn] As debate on abortion in Liberian society intensifies, the former President of the Liberia Council of Churches (LCC) Bishop Kortu Brown, says he supports abortion for risks reason. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - July 18, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Health and Medicine Liberia Pregnancy and Childbirth West Africa Source Type: news
Liberia: More Than We Think of the Drug Abuse Situation
[New Dawn] Statistics from the Ministry of Health putting the number of At-risk youth or drug-addicted youth in Liberia at 47,917 is nothing but an understatement of a situation that has become a national crisis and center of discussion in all quarters of the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 17, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Legal and Judicial Affairs Liberia West Africa Source Type: news
Rwanda: Leymah Gbowee to Speak At Women Deliver Conference in Kigali
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Women Deliver (WD) Organization, which advocates for the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and advances gender equity, has invited Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee of the Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa (GPFA) to serve as a speaker at their Conference in Kigali, Rwanda. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 14, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Central Africa East Africa Health and Medicine Liberia Rwanda West Africa Women and Gender Source Type: news
Liberia: Southeastern Health Workers Down Tools
[New Dawn] Health workers from the southeast under the umbrella Southeastern Health Workers Network of Liberia have downed tools to draw attention to government's alleged failure to address salary disparities within the healthcare sector. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 14, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance Health and Medicine Labour Liberia West Africa Source Type: news
Association of bullying victimization with suicide ideation and attempt among school-going adolescents in post-conflict Liberia: findings from the Global School-Based Health Survey - Okobi OE, Egbujo U, Darke J, Odega AS, Okereke OP, Adisa OT, Salawu MA, Kimble R.
Background School-based bullying is a global problem that negatively impacts the victims' and perpetrators' health and well-being. There is a paucity of data regarding bullying in schools and its association with suicide behaviors among adolescents in Libe... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Liberia: Congressman Smith Calls On Liberian Senate to Reject Pro-Abortion Bill
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the House Global Health and Global Human Rights Subcommittee has called on the Liberian Senate to live up to its obligation and defend life at all stages by rejecting a bill seeking "to expand abortion and promote population control." (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 12, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Legal and Judicial Affairs Liberia West Africa Source Type: news
Liberia: Hospitals Now Detention - Newborn Moms Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa Feminist Policy Lab Research Shows
[FrontPageAfrica] The Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa (GPFA) recently organized a lessons-learned summit for their Feminist Policy Lab. The event saw 12 young women conducting research and presenting policy papers on various pressing issues, including the inhumane treatment of detained new mothers in hospital facilities, the lack of proper healthcare for female inmates in prisons, and sexual harassment in the educational system. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 11, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Human Rights Legal and Judicial Affairs Liberia Pregnancy and Childbirth West Africa Source Type: news
Liberia: Wasted Opportunity
[New Dawn] -Ellen & Co write UNGA (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 10, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Conflict, Peace and Security Health and Medicine Liberia International Terrorism West Africa Source Type: news
Liberia: Businesses Can Feed Inmates
[New Dawn] -Jeety's proposal to relief government of prison food challenge (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 10, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Legal and Judicial Affairs Liberia Nutrition West Africa Source Type: news
Liberia: Over One Thousand Slum Dwellers Benefit From Free Medical Treatment
[New Dawn] Over one thousand residents of the densely populated slum of Doe Community on Bushrod Island Monday, 3 July 2023 benefited from free medical treatment provided by the Simeon Freeman Medical Outreach initiative. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 4, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Liberia West Africa Source Type: news
Liberia: Movement for Progressive Change Launches Free Medical Outreach in Clara Town, Doe Community
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Movement for Progressive Change (MPC) in Liberia, led by businessman Simeon Freeman, has initiated a free medical outreach program to provide medical services to underprivileged individuals in Liberia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 4, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance Health and Medicine Liberia West Africa Source Type: news
There Just Isn't Enough Money
From one perspective, Adolf Faustine Mkenda would have been fairly happy in early 2020. The Tanzanian Education Minister’s portfolio was one of six priority sectors for the government. Government coffers had swollen to a record 26.13 trillion Tanzanian shillings (US$11.3bn) and Mr Mkenda’s…#tanzanian #angiemotshekga #southafrica #giuseppevalditara #sahara #liberia #michaelamccarthy #liberians #kenopalo #africa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Liberia: Liberian Orthopedic Surgeon Launches Book On 'History Ff Medical College in Liberia'
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A Liberian orthopedic surgeon, Robert M. Kpoto has launched a book in Monrovia detailing the history of the medical college in Liberia. The book covers the history of the Achille Mario Dogliotti College of Medicine and the Liberia Postgraduate College of Physicians and Surgeons. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 29, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Education Health and Medicine Liberia West Africa Source Type: news
Liberia: Kebeh Sulinkemelee Explains Pressure She's Facing for Rejecting Traditional Practices
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Miss Kebeh Sulonkemelee, a woman in her early 30s, bravely stands against the oppressive traditions of her family and community. She refuses to accept the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), a cultural tradition that has plagued many African countries, including Liberia. In an interview with FrontPageAfrica, Miss Sulonkemelee shared her story of being ostracized by her relatives for her refusal to conform to this harmful practice. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 29, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Human Rights Liberia West Africa Women and Gender Source Type: news
Liberia: USP, LMHRA Share Results From PMs
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA) has concluded two rounds of risk-based post-marketing surveillance (RB-PMS) that included sample collection and testing of antimalarial and maternal, newborn, and children's health (MNCH) medicines from the supply chain in Liberia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 29, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Liberia West Africa Source Type: news
