Health News

West Africa College of Physicians ends 7th Annual General and Scientific Meeting …adopts Five-Year Strategic Plan

Dressed in their black medical gowns, professional members of the West Africa College of Physicians, Liberia Chapter gathered in Congo Town, outside Monrovia  to participate in its 7th annual general and scientific meeting.

21/Aug/2023

‘You Are A Man of Good Heart’ …Jeety praises Ophthalmologist Niranjan -As JFK Medical Center’s L.V. Prasad Eye Institute celebrates Six Years offering Eye Care

The former Honorary Consul General of India, Dr. (LHD) Upjit Singh Sachdeva, has lavished praises on Dr. Niranjan K. Pehere, head Ophthalmologist of the L. V. Prasad Eye Institute at the Liberia Eye Center, the John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Sinkor, Monrovia.

21/Aug/2023

MPC takes Medical Outreach to Doe Community

In a bid to help solve the health needs of bulk of the impoverished population in the densely populated area of Doe Community on the Bushrod, the opposition Movement for Progressive Change (MPC) has embarked on a medical outreach mission.

04/Jul/2023

Over Poor Health Issues, Health Minister faces House’s Wrath

The state of the country’s health situation is under serious scrutiny again and needs serious attention once more and so the House of Representatives sitting on its 14th day of the 2nd quarter of the 6th session unanimously voted to cite the Minister of Health to provide meaningful information on the state of the country’s health.

30/Jun/2023

LMHRA shares Results from Post-Marketing Surveillance

The Liberia Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA) recently concluded two rounds of risk-based post-marketing surveillance (RB-PMS) that included sample collection and testing of antimalarial and maternal, newborn, and children’s health (MNCH) medicines from the supply chain in Liberia.

29/Jun/2023

JFK performs ‘Groundbreaking’ Eye Surgeries

A ‘groundbreaking’ medical breakthrough has been achieved by the John F. Kennedy Medical Center.

23/Jun/2023

LMHRA declares Para Clear Paracetamol As ‘Failed Pharmaceutical Product’ -warns Against Sale of the Medicinal Product

The Managing Director of the Liberia Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA), Dr. Keturah C. Smith-Chineh, has disclosed that the Authority has declared “FAIL” about 256 cartons of “Paracetamol Oral Suspension125mg/5ml known as Para Clear Suspension, with batch number L220008.” These 256 cartons were quarantined last year, after a failed physical inspection at Quality Control Lab since October 2022.

20/Jun/2023

7 Senior-Level Employees of LMHRA obtain Doctor of Pharmacy Degree - Management congratulate Graduates for Milestone Achievements

The Managing Director of the Liberia Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA), and six other senior-level Directors and Managers, on Friday, June 2, 2023, walked out of the state-run University of Liberia School of Pharmacy, obtaining a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree respectively.

14/Jun/2023