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This Technical Assistance Report presents an evaluation of the public investment management (PIM) in Liberia. The overall performance of PIM in Liberia is in line with that of comparable low-income countries, and reflects the country’s post-conflict status, which severely damaged its infrastructure, and heavy dependence on external loans and grants ...
Dyhia Belhabib +8 more
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Objective: To determine the association of body mass index, blood pressure and fasting blood sugar with the gender in the UN staff of Liberia. Study Design: Cross sectional study.
Muhammad Imran Ibrahim +2 more
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Introduction: Gastroenteritis is an inflammation of the intestines that leads to diarrhoea and vomiting. It is one of the commonly reportable diseases in humans and primarily affects children under five years.
Leroy Stephen Maximore +7 more
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Maternal choices of delivery sites among recently delivered women in Liberia, 2017
Introduction: To reduce maternal mortality, many countries encourage women to deliver in health facilities, where complications can be handled more effectively. In Liberia, attempted home deliveries accounted for about 10% of maternal deaths in 2016/2017.
Gabriel Boumen Kassay +20 more
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Objectives: Liberia is endemic to Lassa fever (LF) and has the largest reported per capita incidence of LF patients in the West African region. Cases of the disease increased unprecedentedly in 2019 and 2020, characterized by a geographical drift in ...
Ralph Weah Jetoh +11 more
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This paper discusses Liberia’s Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) and Debt Relief Under the Catastrophe Containment and Relief (CCR) Trust. Economic activity has declined significantly, and fiscal and external financing needs are more pronounced than envisaged at the time of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) augmentation ...
Alpaslan Özerdem, Sukanya Podder
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Review of Maternal Deaths in Lofa County, Liberia, 2015- 2017
Introduction: Globally, 830 women die from pregnancy and childbirth daily. The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in Liberia is 1072/100,000 live births. Maternal death is a priority event in Liberia, requiring immediate reporting.
Tamba Saah Alpha +12 more
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Lassa fever outbreak in Newaken Community, Grand Kru County, Liberia, September-October 2017
Introduction: Lassa fever (LF) is an acute viral hemorrhagic febrile disease spread by infected multi-mammate rats and from person-to-person by direct contact with infected body fluids. On 4th October 2017, the surveillance focal person of Newaken clinic
Jimmy Gboluma Lawubah +9 more
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Monkeypox Outbreak, Harper District, Maryland County, Liberia, December 2017
Introduction: Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease caused by orthopoxyvirus. In Liberia, one confirmed case of monkeypox constitutes an outbreak. A District Surveillance Officer (DSO) of Harper District, Maryland County reported a suspected case of ...
Doebia Gweh +8 more
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This article is part of the Research Topic ‘Health Systems Recovery in the Context of COVID-19 and Protracted Conflict'Liberia is one of the three countries worst hit by the 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola Virus disease (EVD) outbreak, during which it ...
Louis Ako-Egbe +8 more
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