Overview

In partnership with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, we have supported significant progress in improving the delivery of basic health services. During the 2014 Ebola epidemic, MSH helped develop community care centers to isolate and treat patients with Ebola, supported the detection and containment of active cases in Liberian communities, and helped restore essential health services for families and communities. 

Later, we supported Liberia’s Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to articulate a new National Health Plan, National Health Policy, and Basic Package of Health Services. We supported national efforts to scale up malaria control interventions, including improved management, storage, and use of malaria commodities and electronic tools to provide real-time data to improve the availability of malaria medicines and other health commodities. We also worked with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, pharmacists, and associations of private shop owners to systematically educate drug sellers on how to ensure the quality of their stock and make the registration process faster and more transparent. This work to promote accreditation of private drug sellers and provide training, supervision, and business incentives greatly increased access to high-quality pharmaceutical products and services in underserved urban areas.

To further improve the quality of health services in Liberia, we continue to partner with the Government of Liberia to strengthen data systems and improve supply chain management to increase transparency and accountability. We seek to prioritize the advancement of malaria services and maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent care while reducing out-of-pocket expenses. These efforts contribute to our goal of ensuring equitable, sustainable care for all Liberians.