Sep 4, 2019
By Albertha Freeman, Community Health Nurse Supervisor in Liberia
This blog was originally featured on Frontline Health Workers Coalition
As a community health nurse supervisor in Gbarpolu County—one of the most remote, impoverished, and logistically challenging counties in Liberia—I am at the forefront of fighting to ensure universal…
Aug 13, 2019
By: Michael Bailey, Magnus Conteh, Siobhan Kelley, and Dr. Chomba Sinyangwe
This article was originally published on CHW Central
Background and Rationale
Studies show that trained, high-performing, community health workers (CHWs) can save more than three million lives annually, when integrated into the primary health care system [1]. Unfortunately…
Jul 26, 2019
As Liberia enters the height of rainy season, health workers around the country brace themselves. Monrovia may hold the title for wettest capital city in the world, but it’s the rural and remote areas that are most impacted as rivers swell, bridges wash away, and roads turn into rivers…
