Heritage (Monrovia)

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This is an article from the Liberian press.

27 January 2012

A medical team under the banner of Children’s Surgery International (CSI) has arrived in Liberia to perform free surgical operations on afflicted Liberian children at the Firestone Medical Center in Duside, outside Harbel. According to a press release, the team, which touched down on Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at the Roberts International Airport (RIA) in Margibi County, was met upon arrival by an array of senior teammates of Firestone Liberia headed by Mr. Jorge Pezzimenti.

Speaking upon arrival in Harbel, Lora Stege Koppel of the Board of Directors of Children’s Surgery International said she is very excited to be back in Firestone. She noted that she’s proud because CSI has a positive working relationship with its counterparts at the Firestone Medical Center. The CSI Board Chairperson described the partnership with Firestone Liberia as one of the best partnerships CSI has, saying “we feel welcomed when we come here.”

The CSI team comprises doctors, surgeons, nurses, other medical and social workers. The CSI medical personnel, in close collaboration with their Liberian counterparts, will render free surgical services to kids with facial deformities and other types of pediatric conditions.

The Firestone Hospital currently treats over 9,000 patients each month. In addition, Firestone Liberia is partnering with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and UNICEF to store and administer vaccines that help to protect Liberians from a range of diseases. The hospital also works with the Ministry of Health for the

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Heritage (Monrovia)

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This is an article from the Liberian press.

Em Release

27 January 2012

President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Thursday made appointments to six Ministries of Government, as well as three other positions pending confirmation by the Liberian Senate. According to an Executive Mansion release, the nine nominees are:

Madam Etmonia David Tarpeh Minister of Education

Mr. Eugene Nagbe Minister of Transport

Madam Miata Beysolow Minister of Commerce Industry

Madam Vabah Gayflor Minister of Labor

Madam Julia Duncan-Cassell Minister of Gender Development

Mr. Conmany Wesseh Minister of State without Portfolio

Mr. Ambrose Nmah Director-General, Liberian Broadcasting System

Mr. Jeremiah Sulunteh Ambassador

Mr. Othello Gongar Commissioner, Governance Commission

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Heritage (Monrovia)

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This is an article from the Liberian press.

27 January 2012

President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has finally signed the much talked about Liberia WASH Compact which was developed at the Multi Donor Conference on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) held at the S.K.D Spokes Complex in Paynesville, outside Monrovia last year May. The Liberia WASH Compact is a product of the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) Partnership aimed at ensuring that the Liberian population can have adequate access to safe water and improved sanitation facilities.

A release from the WASH Reporters Editors Network of Liberia quotes the National Water Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Committee under the leadership of the Public Works Ministry as saying President Johnson-Sirleaf who is WASH Goodwill Ambassador for Africa, signed the Compact last week.

The Liberia WASH Compact outlines the commitment to meet the MDGs challenges through partnership between Government, the Private Sector, Civil Society, Development Partners and the Media.

The President said recognizing that the challenges being addressed by the Liberian WASH Compact are shared by other Countries in the Region, the Government of Liberia will ensure the learning and successes of the Compact are disseminated in order to accelerate attainment of WASH objectives among Nations in the Mano River Union and ECOWAS.

President Johnson-Sirleaf believes that the Liberia WASH Compact will galvanize action in the WASH Sector and result in real improvements in access to safe water and sanitation for the people of Liberia.

The Compact builds on the development of several key WASH Sector Policies and Regulations which are essential for implementation to ensure that water and sanitation facilities are accessible, affordable and available to both rural and urban Communities.

Meanwhile, WASH Sector Actors in Liberia

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Heritage (Monrovia)

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This is an article from the Liberian press.

27 January 2012

The Project Manager of Samaritan’s Purse-Liberia for the construction of the ELWA Hospital Project has disclosed plan to begin the construction of a 100-bedroom hospital at its compound in Paynesville, near Monrovia. Mr. Gentry Taylor said the Chief Executive Officer of the Samaritan’s Purse, Franklin Graham last March committed to building a new Hospital for ELWA.

In a press release, Mr. Taylor said in fulfillment of this, Samaritan’s Purse-Liberia has received approval to proceed with the construction of the 100-bedroom hospital with a residency program for training Liberian doctors.

He said the process of finalizing the design of the building is ongoing and that a nine-man delegation comprising engineers and architects would arrive in Liberia next month.

He added that letters have been sent to the Ministries of Health and Public Works, informing them of the initial developments.

Meanwhile, Samaritan’s Purse-Liberia is an INGO. Its CEO Franklin Graham has worked in the country for the last eight years, specifically Foyah,Lofa, Gbarpolu and River Gee Counties. It renovated the ABC University and is presently ongoing with its expansion.

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This is an article from the Liberian press.

27 January 2012

The Government of the People’s Republic of China has handed over the newly constructed US$5 million Health Ministry complex in Congo Town to the Government of Liberia.

Speaking at the dedicatory exercise Thursday, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf recalled that 25 years ago, the government under the administration of the late President Samuel Kanyon Doe, began construction for a permanent home for the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.

“It pleases me greatly that this structure, once an eyesore sheltering Liberians displaced by the war, will henceforth serve as the permanent headquarters of our Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. We can proudly say that our dream has come true,” said the President.

The facility has been named in honor of Liberia’s first trained Medical Doctor and former Director-General of Public Health, the late Dr. Joseph Nagbe Togba, Sr. President Sirleaf described the building as a generous gift to Liberia from the Chinese government.

She thanked the Chinese Ambassador to Liberia Zhao Jianhua and the Government of the People’s Republic of China for the completion of the project.

The Liberian leader said China leaves “big footprints” in the development projects they undertake in Liberia, naming the University of Liberia Fendall Campus; the Jackson Fiah Doe Memorial Hospital and the Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center at the Central Agricultural Technology Institute (CARI) as some of their initiatives here.

President Sirleaf revealed that the Health Ministry project commenced with an exchange of letters on January 21, 2010, as a government initiative to reduce the rental costs for public offices.

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