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MONROVIA–The Monrovia City Corporation, the Paynesville City Corporation, the Ministry of Public Works, the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation, and the Liberia National Police make up the multilevel governance task force. Police Inspector General Gregory Coleman, Public Works Minister Roland Giddings, Paynesville Mayor Robert Bestman, and Monrovia City Mayor John-Churak Siafa all reaffirmed their commitment […]
Monrovia-May-09-2024-TNR:Liberia- The National Commission on Disability’s budgetary allotment has been substantially decreased to just more than US$200,000.00, down from almost a million in the fiscal year 2023. According to experts, this is a prescription for failure and would further disadvantage those with disabilities. The NCD includes 78 entities to which transfers should be made. This […]
The construction of a new Liberian Government Hospital in Buchanan, funded jointly by ArcelorMittal Liberia and the Government, marks a significant step towards improving healthcare accessibility in Grand Bassa County. With state-of-the-art facilities and a shared commitment to community well-being, this project embodies a vision for a healthier, more resilient Liberia.
By Mark N Mengonfia Monrovia-May-1-2024-TNR:The Liberia National Red Cross on Monday join the world over in observance of World Day of Safety and Health. The day was commemorated in a local hotel in Monrovia. Speaking at the guest speaker was Liberia’s Assistant Minister for Labor Emmanuel Zorh, Jr He told the gathering that every […]
Monrovia-April-29-2024-TNR: House Speaker, Cllr. Jonathan Fonati Koffa has disclosed that following close consultation with President Joseph Boakai, an additional US$9 million has been allocated for the Ministry of Health. The total budget for the Ministry in the current draft national budget stands at Fifty-Seven Million Eight Hundred Seventy-One Thousand, Three Hundred Fifty-Eight United States Dollars (US$57,871,358). […]
Monrovia-April-29-TNR:As the 2024 Draft National Budget hits the floor of the House of Representatives, Margibi County Senator Nathaniel McGill has begun pushing for an additional budgetary support for the reconstruction of the C. H. Rennie Hospital in the county amid ongoing discussions on the 2024 draft budget. Key amongst them is Senator Nathaniel F. McGill […]
By: R. Joyclyn Wea MONROVIA-After battling the Liberian Government for months to reclaim his role as Acting Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Professor Wilson Tarpeh has finally lost the case.
MONROVIA-Former Health Minister, Dr. Wilhemina Jallah has termed recent allegation made by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) of the sale of donated drugs to the Ministry as unrealistic. Responding to the allegation against the George M Weah’s administration, Minister Jallah added that despite reports of stolen medical supplies, the Ministry launched an investigation […]
By: R. Joyclyn Wea Monrovia-April-16-TNR:Jim Wright, USAID Mission Director has disclosed that an assessment done last year, showed that over 90 percent of pharmacies in Liberia sell stolen medicine. He spoke at a one-day campaign to improve the Supply Chain for donated Medicines organized by USAID’s CSA and CSO Health Coalition. Wright said while critical medicine […]
By: R. Joyclyn Wea Monrovia-April-16-TNR:Dr. Josuah T. Peters, Technical Specialist in the office of the Chief Pharmacist at the Ministry of Health has stressed the importance of safeguarding the integrity of the supply chain for donated medicine. He added that, “Accountability and transparency are not mere ideals, they are guiding principles that underpin the […]