by admin | Jul 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
There is a Liberian adage that says, “Water can’t pass by a hole.” Unfortunately, in providing Community health workers (CHWs) the essential medicines and health commodities they need to do their jobs, we still encounter many systemic...
by admin | Jun 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
For the community health workers (CHWs) of Bomi County, Liberia, timely access to health products and supplies means they can serve their communities. In Liberia, where nearly 30 percent of people live at least 5 km from the closest health facility, it can also mean...
by admin | May 5, 2023 | Health Worker Capacity, health workforce development, human resources for health, Supply Chain, Technology
I looked over the edge of the bridge and then back to my team. Looking at the faces of my colleagues, it was clear they would prefer to turn back. Who could blame them? We had been traveling for hours through rough rainforest terrain before our path was intractably...
by admin | Apr 4, 2023 | Conferences, Health Worker Capacity, health workforce development, human resources for health, Supply Chain
“The moment before us is too important for us not to act now.” Former Liberian president, Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, opened the 3rd International Community Health Worker (CHW) Symposium 2023 with a clarion call to recognize the current and potential...
by admin | Feb 20, 2023 | Supply Chain
Community health workers are fundamental to health care access in Liberia, bridging the gap between communities – especially hard-to-reach populations – and public health systems. Despite their significant role, community health workers, or community health assistants...
by admin | Feb 16, 2023 | Supply Chain
The Grand Bassa county health team manages medical drugs and supplies through the county supply chain unit, headed by the county pharmacist. Youjay Clinton is the pharmacist assigned in Grand Bassa to head and manage the medical supply chain unit. Prior to Clinton’s...
