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Health leaders commit to accelerate action against severe chronic diseases in Africa
MedEdge MEA
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July 11, 2025
Health leaders, policymakers and development partners across Africa have renewed commitment to accelerate the implementation of the PEN-Plus strategy to significantly expand access to care for severe noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Held under the...
Liberia: NASSCORP At 50: Celebration of Protection, Progress, and Purpose
Front Page Africa
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July 11, 2025
The celebration of a colorful golden jubilee by the National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP) has a lasting impact on the corporation’s workforce and its beneficiaries because the institution stands as an emulative symbol of...
Liberia: Building Trust through Effective Service Delivery in Africa
Front Page Africa
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July 11, 2025
MONROVIA – The World Bank’s annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report for Sub-Saharan Africa, released today, reveals that despite a stable average CPIA score for the region, there is an urgent need for governments in Africa...
Liberia: Transforming Local Governance with Action, Not Words
Front Page Africa
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July 11, 2025
On March 25, 2024, I received the call that changed the course of my public life: I had been appointed Commissioner of the Township of Congo Town. What began with the celebration soon transitioned into a demanding journey of leadership, learning,...
Liberia: ‘Promoting Diversity’ – CHI Holds Cultural and Art Festival as Female Lawmakers, Diplomats Back Inclusion Initiative
Front Page Africa
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July 11, 2025
CHI Executive Director Madam Naomi Solanke emphasized the importance of embracing diversity and fostering inclusion across all spheres of society—from communities to the workplace. Monrovia – In a stirring call for national unity and social...
Liberia: NASSCORP Celebrates 50 Years of Service To Liberia With A Pledge To Uphold Social Protection, Champion Reform
Front Page Africa
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July 11, 2025
Director General Dewitt B. VonBallmoos paid tribute to three post-war Liberian presidents—Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, George Weah, and Joseph Boakai—for the trust placed in his leadership. Monrovia, Liberia – The National Social Security and Welfare...
Liberia: Chaos at Starbase Hospital as Suspected Rabies Patient Sparks Panic
Front Page Africa
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July 10, 2025
Coast Guard Base, Montserrado County – Panic and chaos erupted at Starbase Hospital late Monday night when a patient suspected to be infected with rabies reportedly became violently unstable. By Jaheim T. Tumu | [email protected] Eyewitnesses say...
Liberia: House Passes Bill to Elevate Bong County Technical College to University Status
Front Page Africa
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July 10, 2025
Proponent of the Act, Bong County District #4 Representative Robert Womba Monrovia – The House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bill seeking to repeal the 2015 Act incorporating the Bong County Technical College (BCTC), and to establish...
Liberia: Deputy Health Minister Martha Morris Ends Strategic Meeting at Phebe Hospital
Front Page Africa
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July 10, 2025
Suakoko District – The Deputy Minister for Administration at the Ministry of Health, Martha C.T. Morris, has ended a strategic meeting with department heads at Phebe Hospital in Suakoko District, Bong County. By Selma Lomax [email protected] The...
Liberia: ZRTTI Graduates 81 Teachers From Three Counties
Front Page Africa
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July 10, 2025
Zorzor District —The Zorzor Rural Teacher Training Institute (ZRTTI) in Zorzor District, Lofa County, has graduated 81 trainees from its Cohort 14 Pre-Service “C” certificate teacher training program. By Yawah Y. Jaivey The graduates include 14...
Liberia Airport To Add Direct Flights From Vancouver And Winnipeg Starting In December
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
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Fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024
Media Monitors Network
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July 10, 2025
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) is hereby transmitting the report of the fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee (Committee) regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024, held on...
U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Retires Early, Calls It “a Personal Choice,” Denies U.S. Pressure on Deportees
Front Page Africa
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July 11, 2025
Mark Toner, U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, retires early citing “a personal choice” Toner also denies U.S. news media that the reason for President Trump’s meeting with President Boakai and four African leaders was to pressure them to take third...
Kondesu Clinic Joins the Digital World, Celebrates a Long-Awaited Breakthrough
Liberian Observer
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KONDESU, GBARPOLU COUNTY – On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, joy erupted across Kondesu, a remote forest town in Liberia’s Belleh District, as the community witnessed an event once thought impossible: the arrival of high-speed internet. The installation...
Nearly a Million Liberians at Flood Risk
Liberian Observer
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More than 825,000 Liberians face a significant flood risk during July 2025, according to a recent forecast producedby the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the African Centre of Meteorological...
Liberia: Mark Yallah Signs with Uganda’s Vipers SC
Front Page Africa
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July 9, 2025
Monrovia – Liberian striker Mark “Bigmanshot” Juwle Yallah has officially joined Vipers SC, a top-tier club in the Ugandan Premier League, marking a significant step in his professional career. By: Christopher C. Walker | [email protected] Yallah...
Healing Mental Health Through the Arts
Women's eNews
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July 10, 2025
In the aftermath of grant cuts from the National Endowment of Arts (NEA) and its consequent trickle down to other arts organizations along with more recent cuts to Medicaid coverage there is more reason than ever to support and endorse the arts...
Liberia: U S.-Based Liberian Calls on President Boakai to Champion Tariff Removal at U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit
Front Page Africa
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July 9, 2025
Tue emphasized that President Boakai should use tariff relief as a strategic bargaining chip in any economic deal agreed upon between the two nations. Monrovia – As President Joseph Nyuma Boakai and his administration prepare for the U.S.-Africa...
Liberia: LISGIS Boss Hails Youth as ‘Voices of Change’ at Teens Media Network Graduation
Front Page Africa
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July 9, 2025
Richard Ngafuan said the knowledge they have gained will not only shape their individual futures but also positively impact Liberia. Monrovia – The Director General of the Liberia Institute for Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS),...
Donald Trump loses the plot during White House meeting sparking mental health fears
Daily Express
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July 10, 2025
Donald Trump was involved in another embarrassing gaffe at the White House as he hosted African leaders for lunch sparking fresh fears about his current state of mind. The US President was filmed talking to Liberia's President Joseph Boakai, a...