Former finance minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has presented his letters of accreditation as he begins his tenure as the new African Development Bank Group’s country manager in Uganda.
NPHIL Report: All Six Suspected Ebola Cases Tested Negative
A situational report released by the National Public Health Institute of Liberia on February 21 shows that health authorities have had at least six suspected Ebola cases since the recent outbreak in Guinea. All have tested negative.
Former President Sirleaf Calls for Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
Former president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has called on global leaders to act quickly to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield Confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.
The U.S Senate has confirmed Linda Thomas-Greenfield, a former U.S. ambassador to Liberia and former chair of the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Foundation, as ambassador to the United Nations.
Health Authorities Unsure if South African COVID-19 Variant in Liberia
Liberia’s health minister, Dr. Wilhelmina Jallah, says the country has not yet verified if the new variant of COVID-19 that originated in South Africa exists in Liberia.
Suspected Ebola Case at Redemption Hospital is Negative
Barely 24 hours after Liberia’s health minister disclosed that the country had no Ebola cases and that health officials were in talks with the World Health Organization to secure access to a vaccine for the virus, the country’s first suspected case was reported at Redemption Hospital. Tests later conducted confirmed the case to be negative.
Health Ministry Asks WHO to Send Vaccines Ahead of Confirmed Ebola Case
Following the resurgence of Ebola in neighboring Guinea, Liberia’s health minister, Dr. Wilhelmina Jallah, has disclosed that her government, along with its neighbors, are in talks with the World Health Organization to secure access to a vaccine for the virus.
Advocates Complain of Limited COVID-19 Support for Speech and Hearing Impaired
As the nation responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, interviews with representatives of individuals living with visual, hearing, and speech impairments suggest that this vulnerable group has gone largely unnoticed.