Liberia: Peace Corps Liberia Empowers Educational and Health Sectors As 12 New Volunteers Assigned to Margibi, Bong and Grand Bassa
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- In a concerted effort to boost Liberia's educational and health sectors, Peace Corps Liberia welcomed a new group of volunteers into its ranks for a two-year service in Liberia. The 12 new volunteers are the first batch of volunteers to return to Liberia since 2020 when the Peace Corps evacuated volunteers because of COVID-19. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 21, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Education Health and Medicine Liberia West Africa Source Type: news

Liberia: 'You Are a Man of Good Heart'
[New Dawn] --Jeety praises Doctor at JFK Eye Care (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 21, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Liberia West Africa Source Type: news

Iranian oil cargo seized by US begins unloading after long delay
A cargo of Iranian crude oil that was seized by the United States was unloading on Sunday after waiting two-and-a-half months off the coast of Texas to discharge, ship tracking data showed. Suez Rajan, a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker, has been anchored off Galveston, about 50 miles (80 km)…#iranian #suezrajan #galveston #houston #liberia #refinitiveikon #coastguard #iran #joniernst #iowa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Liberia: GOL to Launch Rehab Centers in Four Counties
[New Dawn] -- UN pledges $3M in support. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 18, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Liberia West Africa Source Type: news

Liberia: Breast Cancer Victim Seeks Assistance for Foreign Treatment
[New Dawn] A 28-year-old Liberian single mother Ms. Rejoice Mechin Goffah has launched an emergency appeal for well-meaning Liberians, humanitarian organizations, philanthropists, and government officials to help her seek foreign medical treatment. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 18, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance Health and Medicine Liberia West Africa Source Type: news

Liberia: AIDS Commission Moves to Fight Stigma and Discrimination
[New Dawn] The National Aids Commission of Liberia in collaboration with partners has planned a three-day conference to end stigmatization and discrimination here. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - August 16, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine Liberia West Africa Source Type: news

Liberia: WHO Donates Dozens of Medical Supplies to MoH
[New Dawn] The World Health Organization (WHO), one of Liberia's biggest health partners, has donated several health equipment and drugs to the Ministry of Health. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 16, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance Health and Medicine Liberia West Africa Source Type: news

Liberia: 15th China Medical Team Offers Free Medical Services
[New Dawn] The 15th China Medical Team in Liberia has ended a two-day visit at the China Union Investment (Liberia) Bong Mines Company, Ltd in Bong County, providing free medical services to employees and residents of nearby communities. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 11, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Liberia West Africa Source Type: news

Liberia: Don't Legalize Killing
[New Dawn] -Faith and Justice Network rejects legalization of abortion (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 9, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Legal and Judicial Affairs Liberia Pregnancy and Childbirth West Africa Source Type: news

Liberia: CSOs Support Revise Public Health
[New Republic] According to a coalition of civil society organizations (CSOS) and women's rights organizations, Liberia is at a watershed moment in terms of addressing and improving healthcare access for all Liberian women and girls. Amplifying Rights Network, partners, and women's rights organizations and activists make up the group. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 8, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Liberia NGOs and Civil Society West Africa Source Type: news

Liberia: JFK Resumes Corneal Transplant
[New Dawn] The Liberian Eye Center at the John F. Kennedy (JFK) Medical Center has announced the resumption of corneal transplant procedures. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 7, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Liberia West Africa Source Type: news

Liberia: Indian Medical Doctors Provide Free Cancer Screening Service in Monrovia
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A team of medical specialists from Ruby Hall Clinic in India, led by Dr. Bhooshan Zade, an Indian doctor, is currently in Liberia on a medical visit to kick-start a free screening process specifically for cancer patients. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 7, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Liberia West Africa Source Type: news

Africa: AU and UN Galvanize Media Support to End Harmful Practices By 2030
[FrontPageAfrica] Addis Ababa -- The African Union Commission Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (AUC-HHS) in collaboration with the Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional Programme have called on African media practitioners to report sensitive cultural issues including FGM/FGM with an ethical lens. The regional body and the UN made the call at an international media forum of over 70 media practitioners from West, Central and Northern regions on reporting sensitive and harmful traditional practices including F (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 4, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Liberia West Africa Source Type: news

Africa: Taxation for Development: the Impact of the Ebola Epidemic On Citizen Support Across West Africa
[Afrobarometer] Health shock shifts attitudes in favour of taxation in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 28, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Ebola Governance Health and Medicine Sustainable Development West Africa Source Type: news

Liberia: Member of Group of 77 Raises Alarm Over Serious Sanitary Conditions, Urges Immediate Intervention
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Joseph Gbanyan, a member of the Group of 77, a disabled organization, has voiced serious concerns about the current sanitary challenges they are facing, warning that if urgent action is not taken, it could lead to a major health outbreak. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 27, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Environment Health and Medicine Liberia Water and Sanitation West Africa Source Type: news