Is There Hope in the Provision of Acceptable Health and Better Sanitation for Liberians in the New Liberia?
By Francis Nah Kateh, MD, MHA Health Director, Anson County, North Carolina At the All Liberian National Conference Columbia, Maryland – April 15, 2005 The present Health Care System in Liberia is of major concern, and if nothing is done to remedy the situation, will lead to a serious and costly health system disaster. With this opening statement, let me take this moment to extend my thanks and appreciation to the Organizing Committee and those that brought my name forth to address this prestigious body on the issue of Health and Sanitation in Liberia. I wish to express my appreciation to the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare for the work they are doing in polio eradication, immunization, etc, during these difficult years of our nation. The timing is excellent because our beloved Country needs all the assistance it can get in order to help transform the course it has taken over the past decade, and the course it continues to take today. I hope we can all learn from this presentatio
