09/22/2022
Liberia is a West African country with a population of 4.5 million people with an expectancy life at birth of 60 years (male) and 63 years (female). Liberia’s population, economy and health system had slowly been recovering from the legacy of 14 years of civil war when Ebola hit the region in 2014 and in 2020 the situation has deteriorated dramatically during this COVID-19 pandemic.
Among the three affected Ebola countries, Liberia recorded the highest number of deaths at 4,244 according to the (MoH situation report March 2015); Liberia was declared Ebola-free in June 2016 and has been tackling the disease’s socio-economic impact. The UHC Partnership has supported the country in elaborating a medium-term recovery plan to cope with the aftermath of the crisis and rebuild its health system. An essential package of health services is prominent in the current National Health Policy 2011-2021. The plan also emphasizes strong partner coordination through mutually reinforcing measures at national and sub-national levels, leading to the country compact in 2017 as a core step towards improved aid effectiveness.
The Korpo Koweh Foundation and Single Parents Empowerment Medical Center (KKFSPEMC) seek to provide accessible and affordable medication or health services to the hard-to-reach population with a concentration in Lower Margibi County, Liberia. This part of the country is one of the hard-to-reach locations where childbearing mothers, elderly and children don’t have easy access to affordable health services, thus allowing them to walk long distances estimated 2 to 3 hours before reaching a health service provider either private or public. www.korpokowehfoundation.org