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WHO promises support to rebuilding a resilient healthcare system in Liberia

Xinhua, April 24, 2015 Adjust font size:

The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, has pledged the organization's support in rebuilding a resilient healthcare system in Liberia.

An emailed Executive Mansion release issued Thursday said WHO official made the commitment when she paid a courtesy call on President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Thursday in Monrovia.

Dr. Moeti, who is from Botswana, was on a three-day visit to Liberia to assess the impact of WHO's contribution to the fight against Ebola that had taken a toll on countries in the Mano River basin.

Dr. Moeti said the WHO is committed in supporting Liberia in its transitional phase and to see an end to the Ebola virus disease.

She added that the organization is with Liberia counting down to the day when WHO can declare the outbreak is over in Liberia; but indicated that the response has to be regional in scope and urged Liberians to stay alert as long as there are cases in the other two countries.

Dr. Moeti admitted that one of the key roles that WHO has to play with regards the sub-regional recovery plan is capacity building, training of healthcare workers and providing support so that capacity is there to implement the plan and manage the health services up to the community level in the way it is defined in the plan.

"We are very much with you in addressing the issue of resilient health systems so if there is another case of Ebola in the future, the response, readiness and the ability to contain it should be much better," she assured.

Earlier, President Sirleaf said that the WHO Regional Office has been a good partner to Liberia over the years, most especially during the period of Ebola. She looked forward to WHO active participation in the sub-region's post-Ebola recovery plan which has a lot to do with being able to create and strengthen the country's healthcare delivery system.

The Liberian leader thanked WHO for assisting Liberia in training health sector personnel, which is now an essential element of the post-Ebola recovery plan to ensure that the country has a resilient healthcare system. Endi