HRSA’s PEPFAR-Supported Resilient and Responsive Health Systems Initiative in Liberia

During the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak, Liberia suffered 2,544 deaths, including 8% of its doctors, nurses and midwives. The Government responded in 2016 with a seven–year Health Workforce Program (HWP), the goal of which was “the creation of a fit-for-purpose, motivated, and highly-skilled workforce.” T...

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Autores principales:	George Tidwell, Myat Htoo Razak
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Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2021
Materias:	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d3458579324c44278e90a38336a8bdee2021-11-08T08:04:51ZHRSA’s PEPFAR-Supported Resilient and Responsive Health Systems Initiative in Liberia2214-999610.5334/aogh.3122https://doaj.org/article/d3458579324c44278e90a38336a8bdee2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/3122https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996During the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak, Liberia suffered 2,544 deaths, including 8% of its doctors, nurses and midwives. The Government responded in 2016 with a seven–year Health Workforce Program (HWP), the goal of which was “the creation of a fit-for-purpose, motivated, and highly-skilled workforce.” The US Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) with the support from the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), established Resilient and Responsive Health Systems project to assist Liberia in strengthening health workforce and health systems. As the HWP approaches its final year, progress the numbers and skills of physicians, nurses and midwives have improved, through national and global support, and there have been some improvements in the overall health system. Improving health for everyone in Liberia is an ongoing process that requires continuing support and collaboration from national and global partners including US government agencies, UN agencies, academic and training institutions, private foundations, regional networks, and especially the people of Liberia.George TidwellMyat Htoo RazakUbiquity PressarticleInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 87, Iss 1 (2021)
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description	During the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak, Liberia suffered 2,544 deaths, including 8% of its doctors, nurses and midwives. The Government responded in 2016 with a seven–year Health Workforce Program (HWP), the goal of which was “the creation of a fit-for-purpose, motivated, and highly-skilled workforce.” The US Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) with the support from the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), established Resilient and Responsive Health Systems project to assist Liberia in strengthening health workforce and health systems. As the HWP approaches its final year, progress the numbers and skills of physicians, nurses and midwives have improved, through national and global support, and there have been some improvements in the overall health system. Improving health for everyone in Liberia is an ongoing process that requires continuing support and collaboration from national and global partners including US government agencies, UN agencies, academic and training institutions, private foundations, regional networks, and especially the people of Liberia.
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title	HRSA’s PEPFAR-Supported Resilient and Responsive Health Systems Initiative in Liberia
title_short	HRSA’s PEPFAR-Supported Resilient and Responsive Health Systems Initiative in Liberia
title_full	HRSA’s PEPFAR-Supported Resilient and Responsive Health Systems Initiative in Liberia
title_fullStr	HRSA’s PEPFAR-Supported Resilient and Responsive Health Systems Initiative in Liberia
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HRSA’s PEPFAR-Supported Resilient and Responsive Health Systems Initiative in Liberia

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