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Integrated disease surveillance and response implementation in Liberia, findings from a data quality audit, 2017
AbstractIntroductionin spite of the efforts and resources committed by the division of infectious disease and epidemiology (DIDE) of the national… Read More
Rubella transmission and the risk of congenital rubella syndrome in Liberia: a need to introduce rubella-containing vaccine in the routine immunization program
AbstractBackground: Rubella is an RNA virus in the genus Rubivirus within the Matonaviridae family. Rubella remains a leading vaccine-preventable cause of… Read More
Lassa virus circulating in Liberia: a retrospective genomic characterization
BackgroundAn alarming rise in reported Lassa fever cases continues in west Africa. Liberia has the largest reported per capita incidence… Read More
Benefits and challenges of consolidating public health functions into a National Public Health Institute: a policy analysis
AbstractNational Public Health Institutes (NPHIs) around the world vary in composition. Consolidated organizational models can bring together critical functions such… Read More
Qualitative evaluation of enabling factors and barriers to the success and sustainability of national public health institutes in Cambodia, Colombia, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda and Zambia
AbstractObjectives: The success of National Public Health Institutes (NPHIs) in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) is critical to countries' ability to… Read More
Strengthening laboratory biosafety in Liberia during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experience from the Global Laboratory Leadership Programme
AbstractBackground: The Global Laboratory Leadership Programme (GLLP) has biosafety and biosecurity as one of its core competencies and advocates for a… Read More
Implementation of the 7-1-7 target for detection, notification, and response to public health threats in five countries: a retrospective, observational study
AbstractBackground: Suboptimal detection and response to recent outbreaks, including COVID-19 and mpox (formerly known as monkeypox), have shown that the world… Read More
COVID-19 reinfection in Liberia: Implication for improving disease surveillance
AbstractCOVID-19 remains a serious disruption to human health, social, and economic existence. Reinfection with the virus intensifies fears and raises… Read More
Liberia health system’s journey to long-term recovery and resilience post-Ebola: a case study of an exemplary multi-year collaboration
This article is part of the Research Topic ‘Health Systems Recovery in the Context of COVID-19 and Protracted Conflict'Liberia is… Read More