Liberia`s PHEOC handbook was developed in 2017 as the primary resource manual, providing forms, role descriptions, Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that are vital to the smooth operation of the PHEOC. However, since the document was developed, there has been the emergence of new policy documents, systems, and guidelines unique to…
Disasters such as floods and epidemics have hugely reversed the gains made in several sectors, but the fragility of Liberia remains an outstanding concern to the world. The country’s past history of over fourteen years of civil turbulence compounded by extreme poverty makes it more susceptible to various types of humanitarian crises that might result…
Healthcare services in Liberia are delivered at three levels namely the primary, secondary, and tertiary. It begins in the community through Primary Health Care (PHC) services aimed at making services accessible and affordable to families and individuals through their participation and in line with the 1978 Alma-Ata Declaration. The organization of service delivery into three levels of care is intended to rationalize the delivery of health services within the health system for efficient use of existing resources.
An Emergency Preparedness and Response plan (EPR) describes strategies, resources, plans, procedures and utilities that can be used to prepare for and respond to emergencies be it natural or man-made, that threaten the existence of life, or the environment. These emergencies can range from small to large-scale events.
