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Spaces of imagination : associational life and the state in post-war, urban Liberia [PDF]

, 2013
This ethnography explores social imaginaries in post-war, urban Liberia – a physical and social context dominated by intricacies of past oligarchic rule, dictatorship, brutal civil war and post-war reconstruction.
Kaufmann, Andrea
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Is Schistosomiasis present in Grand Kru County, Liberia, 2018?

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2021
Introduction: Schistosomiasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases targeted for elimination. Estimates have it that there are 200,000 deaths annually in sub-Sharan Africa. Prevalence of Schistosomiasis is estimated at 25% in Liberia.
Emmanuel Ghartey, Fulton Quincy Shannon II, Peter Adewuyi, Maame Amo-Addae, Himiede Wede Wilson, Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, Thomas Knue Nagbe, Obafemi Joseph Babalola   +7 more
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Introduction to CT Imaging [PDF]

, 2023
Presented online to the ELWA Family Medicine residents, Monrovia, Liberia, on January 26, 2023.This presentation provides an overview of CT imaging including: understanding the optimal imaging modality for common thoraco-abdominal indications and their ...
Gomez, Erin
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Building Epidemiological Capacity for Health Security in Liberia

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2021
Liberia was the worst affected country in the 2014 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa. The outbreak exposed the systemic weaknesses in the healthcare system in the country.[1] One of the urgent gaps that needed to be quickly addressed was ...
Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Maame Amo Addae, Himiede Wede Wilson   +2 more
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The challenges of detecting and responding to a Lassa fever outbreak in an Ebola-affected setting

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018
Objectives: Lassa fever (LF), a priority emerging pathogen likely to cause major epidemics, is endemic in much of West Africa and is difficult to distinguish from other viral hemorrhagic fevers, including Ebola virus disease (EVD).
E.L. Hamblion, P. Raftery, A. Wendland, E. Dweh, G.S. Williams, R.N.C. George, L. Soro, V. Katawera, P. Clement, A.N. Gasasira, E. Musa, T.K. Nagbe   +11 more
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Episodes of confirmed malaria and associated factors in patients attending selected health facilities, Liberia, 2015-2016: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2021
Introduction: Malaria remains a public health concern and one of the top three causes of morbidities at outpatient department in Liberia. To implement preventive, diagnostic, and malaria treatment measures, the annual malaria episodes is required for ...
Victor Senkolo Koko, Eric Diboulo, Levi Hinneh, Joseph Alade, Oliver James Pratt, Nelson Dunber, Maame Amo-Addae, Fulton Shannon, Himiede Wilson, Obafemi Babalola, Delia Banddoh, Peter Adewuyi   +11 more
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Scrotal Ultrasound

, 2022
Presented online to the ELWA Family Medicine residents, Monrovia, Liberia, on October 20, 2022.This presentation is part of the PEER Liberia Radiology Lecture Series. It provides an overview for clinicians of scrotal ultrasound, including: normal anatomy
Loe, Brian
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Impact of community-based adherence support on treatment outcomes for tuberculosis, leprosy and HIV/AIDS-infected individuals in post-Ebola Liberia

Global Health Action, 2018
Background: Partners In Health (PIH) committed to improving health care delivery in Maryland County, Liberia following the Ebola epidemic by employing 71 community health workers (CHWs) to provide treatment support to tuberculosis (TB), HIV and leprosy ...
Julia H. Rogers, Lassana Jabateh, Jason Beste, Bradley H. Wagenaar, Ryan McBain, Daniel Palazuelos, Eugene Wickett, Catherine Oswald, Harriet G. Napier, Julia Toomey-Garbo   +9 more
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Evaluation of the International Health Regulations core capacities at designated points of entry in Liberia, December 2019

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: In 2014, Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak struck West Africa, leaving Liberia as the most affected nation. Two years later, a Joint External Evaluation (JEE) conducted in Liberia revealed gaps within the disease surveillance system. These
Siatta Leemu Alberta Gray, Tolbert Geewleh Nyenswah, Julius Saye Miator Gilayeneh Sr, Maame Amo-Addae, Himiede Wede Sesay, Obafemi Joseph Babalola, Philip Kerkula Bemah, Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo   +7 more
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Rubella transmission and the risk of congenital rubella syndrome in Liberia: a need to introduce rubella-containing vaccine in the routine immunization program

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Rubella is an RNA virus in the genus Rubivirus within the Matonaviridae family. Rubella remains a leading vaccine-preventable cause of birth defects. Most African countries including Liberia do not currently provide rubella-containing vaccine (
Abyot Bekele Woyessa, Mohammed Seid Ali, Tiala K. Korkpor, Roland Tuopileyi, Henry T. Kohar, John Dogba, April Baller, Julius Monday, Suleman Abdullahi, Thomas Nagbe, Gertrude Mulbah, Mohammed Kromah, Jeremy Sesay, Kwuakuan Yealue, Tolbert Nyenswah, Mesfin Zbelo Gebrekidan   +15 more
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