Liberia

Office Staff

  • Joe Binda, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
  • Isaac Brown, Accountant
  • Richard Clarke, Infrastructure Advisor
  • George Delon, Transport Supervisor
  • Augustus Doe, Procurement/Logistics Officer
  • Melvin Doe, IT Specialist
  • Dr. Rose Macauley, Chief of Party
  • Amos Gardy, Finance & Operations Manager
  • Abraham Gbeh, Clinical Service MHPSS Officer
  • Desmond Harris, Office Supervisor
  • Mildred Harris, Capacity Building Advisor
  • Pauline Jallah, Clinical MHPSS Advisor
  • James Kennedy, Office Assistant/Cleaner
  • Oliver Kiki, Driver
  • Yvonne Kodl, Deputy Chief of Party/Technical Director
  • Mama Kollie, Clinical Service MHPSS Officer
  • Victor Kollie, Finance Assistant
  • Garwolo Kortee, Procurement Assistant
  • Basiru Kpaka, F&A Assistant
  • Trokon McClain, Driver
  • Sophie Roden, Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor
  • Mohammed Saah, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
  • Vivian Sambola, Clinical Service MHPSS Officer
  • Abu Sanda, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
  • Mohamed Sandi, Office Attendant
  • Emmanuel Sandy, Driver
  • Sumo Sidiaffall, Generator Operator
  • Geeplah Sleweon, Driver
  • Caleb Soko, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
  • Edmund Sokpah, Clinical Service MHPSS Officer
  • Joyce Williams, HR Officer
  • Jospeh Wureh, Mechanic

National Ebola Survivor Secretariat Staff (Seconded to MOH)

  • Amanda Gbarmo Ndorbor, National Coordinator
  • Gunleseh Songay, Clinical Coordinator
  • Sidney Swen, Sec. Office Assistant/ Cleaner
  • Tarus Vannie, Affected Population Coordinator
  • Kou Yeleboe, MHPSS Coordinator

APC’s Ebola Transmission Prevention and Survivor Services (ETP&SS) program works with ministries of health and nongovernmental organizations in the three countries that were most affected by the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak: Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea.

Building Resilient Health Systems

Key Objectives of ETP&SS in Liberia

  • Strengthen coordination and management of activities for Ebola survivors through the National Ebola Survivor Secretariat and the National Ebola Survivor Network.
  • Improve access for Ebola survivors to health services through health facilities that care for survivors, and combat stigma and discrimination among providers.
  • Build health system capacity to provide specialized health services for common complications among survivors.
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Primary Activities

  • Support the establishment and institutionalization of the National Ebola Survivor Secretariat, and strengthen the National Ebola Survivor’s Network’s capacity to coordinate and disseminate information to the EVD survivors.
  • Conduct survivor population and services mapping exercises.
  • Develop a referral pathway framework to facilitate health service delivery.
  • Support training and mentoring of medical students, residents, and mid-level health workers in sub-specialty clinical areas that affect EVD survivors.
  • Renovate target health facilities.

Health Areas

  • Mitigate risk of resurgence of the EVD.
  • Ensure the effective delivery of health care and psychosocial support services that respond to survivor needs.
  • Support strengthening of critical health services used by survivors through direct assistance to health facilities.

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Technical Briefs

Watch New Videos - January 2018

In late September 2017, the USAID-funded Advancing Partners & Communities project partnered with Samaritan’s Purse, ELWA Hospital, and the National Institutes of Health to bring in cataract surgeons, ophthalmologists and lab specialists from Emory University and Johns Hopkins University Hospitals, among others, to perform cataract surgeries for Ebola survivors in Liberia.

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Learn more about this project:

Photo Journal » (PDF, 14.6 MB)

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Results Infographic » (PDF, 357 KB)

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Success Stories » (PDF, 8.1 MB)

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Photos from Liberia


Liberia-Specific Resources

Ebola Transmission Prevention & Survivor Services, Liberia: Endline Ebola Survivor Assessment (August 2018)
January 2019 | Assessment

The assessments confirmed that survivors have sought primary treatment from health facilities when they first get sick, with more than 90 percent of both baseline and endline respondents reporting that they had received treatment at a health facility within the past six months (92.3 and 91.7 percent, respectively).

Baseline Ebola Survivor Assessment in Liberia
December 2018 | Assessment

APC's ETP&SS program conducted an Ebola survivor assessment in four counties in Liberia using a mixed method of surveys and interviews. The assessment was conducted with the assistance of the National Ebola Survivors Network of Liberia and is focused on understanding survivors’ experiences when interacting with the Liberian health care system and their knowledge and perceptions of survivor representative bodies.

The Impact of Global South-South Coordination on Specialized Clinical Service Utilization and Health Workforce Development in Post-Emergency Resource Limited Settings
July 2018 | Reflections

In partnership with the Liberia College of Physicians and Surgeons, a graduate medical residency program, APC strengthened specialty care services for Ebola survivors by building capacity within the health workforce. Clinical specialists trained medical students, residents, and clinicians, while also providing specialized medical care in clinical areas that disproportionately affect the EVD survivor community. This program contributed to improved patient access to specialized care, decentralized service delivery, and increased health service utilization rates.

The Positive Impact of Infrastructure Interventions on Public Health Services
July 2018 | Reflections

In November 2016, the ETP&SS program conducted a health facility assessment to understand the overall capacity of eight pre-identified health facilities. The assessment informed the development of a comprehensive facility activity plan, which captured service delivery, capacity building, and system strengthening activities. When implemented in a participatory manner, infrastructure interventions (physical, equipment, and water supply) can enhance government ownership of the decision-making process for quality of care.

Facility Assessment Tool
July 2018 | Assessment Tool

This tool is designed to measure staff capacity, infrastructure capacity, and equipment capacity in a limited resources health facility. The results from the assessment inform the type and level of support an implementing partner might provide to health facilities. In this case, the aim of the support provided was to improve the quality of medical services for Ebola survivors. As such, priority was placed on improving areas most pertinent to survivor needs.

News from Liberia

2019

USAID Dedicates Rainwater Harvester, Wells in Lofa
April 11, 2019 | Article

As part of the APC work in Liberia, USAID has dedicated a rainwater harvester and wells constructed to supply water to two hospitals in Lofa County. The new wells and water storage system, as well as solar panels to provide energy to the wells, is part of the work to strengthen health services across eight counties in Liberia.

2018

Restoring Vision for Ebola Survivors
October 26, 2018 | Article

With help from USAID, APC enabled Liberian Ebola survivors to receive life changing cataract surgery in a program that also contributed to research on the persistence of Ebola virus in the eyes of survivors. This knowledge can help guide future outbreak response and helps us understand how the Ebola virus affects survivors many months after recovery. This complex program was made possible through a unique collaboration of faith-based organizations, universities, non-governmental organizations and government institutions.

USAID Transfers Newly Renovated Infectious Disease Outpatient Clinic To JFK Medical Center
October 24, 2018 | Article

On Friday, October 19, 2018, USAID Liberia Mission Director, Dr. Anthony Chan, officially turned over to the MOH a modern Infectious Disease Outpatient Clinic situated on the JFK Medical Center compound. The clinic was recently renovated through APC's ETP&SS program. 

APC and the Liberian Ministry of Health Celebrated Achievements in Strengthening Health Systems in Post-Ebola Liberia
June 28, 2018 | Announcement

On Thursday, June 28, 2018, the USAID-funded Advancing Partners & Communities (APC) project, through the Ebola Transmission Prevention and Survivor Services (ETP&SS) hosted a national learning conference for partners and stakeholders at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Monrovia.

Building Resilient Health Systems
June 27, 2018 | Article

Watch captivating videos and read more about the work APC is doing in Liberia to strengthen the health system and give hope to Ebola survivors.