Day: February 25, 2018

Remembering Yale University’s works to strengthen Liberia’s health system After Ebola crisis

IPNews-Monrovia, Liberia-25 February 2018: In 2014, the West African countries of Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone suffered the most severe outbreak of Ebola ever known. By the time the epidemic was contained in 2016, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates there were nearly 29,000 cases resulting in more than 11,000 deaths. During this time, healthcare …

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UN Recounts Pakistani Peacekeepers Contribution To UNMIL

IPNews-Monrovia, Liberia-25 February 2018: As the United Nations set to close its “successful” peacekeeping mission in Liberia by the end of next month, the remaining unit of the Pakistani contingent a well-equipped hospital is now winding up its operations after serving the people of the West African country for some 15 years. The United Nations …

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Prospective: The Home-Grown Brands of Al Qaeda, ISIS And Boko Haram

By Paul Jeebah Albert       I read an article published by the Daily Observer newspaper on February 6, 2018 concerning a symposium held at the Monrovia City Hall to mark the 61st anniversary of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL). The theme of the symposium was “Safeguarding the military’s integrity during democratic transitions to …

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Lassa Fever Red Alert!! New case puts Liberia, Guinea on Red alert while Nigeria battles new cases of Lassa fever outbreak

IPNews-Monrovia, Liberia-25 February 2018:As Nigeria works to get a handle on its own Lassa fever outbreak, the  World Health Organization has announced  new case affecting Guinea and the Liberian communities where the deceased patient traveled. The patient from Guinea died in January, leaving public health investigators to follow up on more than 50 contacts that …

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