James Bryant

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NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE OF LIBERIA 2023-2028 STRATEGIC PLAN
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The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) is pleased to present its revisedStrategic Plan (2023-2028) which clearly defines mechanisms for implementation of publichealth interventions to protect and promote global and regional health security. The currentplan is based on lessons learned from the implementation of NPHIL’s previous strategy (2017-2022), the Joint External Evaluation (JEE) and…

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One Health Coordination Platform Governance Manual – 1st Edition
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In June 2017, the Vice-President of the Republic of Liberia officially launched the country’s One Health Coordination Platform (OHCP) with the purpose of productively facilitating cross-sectoral collaboration to address public health issues that cannot be solved by a single sector alone. In Liberia, it is recognized that investment in One Health will promote efficient alignment…

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One Health Coordination Platform Governance Manual – 2nd Edition
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This second version incorporates valuable lessons learned from previous health emergencies, aligns with international best practices, and reflects our national commitment to improving coordination, transparency, and accountability within the One Health framework. It provides clear guidance on institutional structures, roles, and responsibilities in order to ensure that all actors, from national ministries to county-level stakeholders,…

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National One Health Strategic Plan – September 2018
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During the strategic planning process, stakeholders assessed the existing strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats, including those affecting the One Health Coordination Platform specifically, multisectoral efforts in general, and sector-specific areas of laboratory, surveillance, preparedness and response, and capacity building. This critical review of the One Health approach in the context of Liberia led to…

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National Rabies Strategic Plan – 2023-2027 – Liberia
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In Liberia, dog rabies is endemic, and surveillance systems and disease control activities are still being strengthened. However, rabies vaccination in humans has been documented since 1949. After the civil war from 1989-2003 and the devastating Ebola outbreak from 2014-2015, healthcare services and infrastructure were substantially weakened. Dog-related rabies has been eliminated from most developed…

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