Liberia - Last Mile Health

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We are the longest-serving community health partner to Liberia’s Ministry of Health, working collaboratively to launch, scale, and sustain the country’s first-ever community health program to provide lifesaving care to over one million people. Liberia is one of the poorest countries in the world, and faced the daunting task of rebuilding the devastated health system after a decade of civil war and the 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic. Nearly 30% of its population of 5 million live in remote communities more than five kilometers from the nearest health facility. The journey to access care can take several hours or more, traveling by foot, canoe, or motorbike on narrow paths carved through the rainforest. Despite enormous progress in healthcare access, gaps contribute to ongoing challenges, especially for mothers and children: Liberia still has one of the highest maternal mortality rates globally, at 742 deaths per 100,000 live births. Drawing on the demonstrated power of community health worker

Liberia - Last Mile Health Skip to main content LIBERIA We are the longest-serving community health partner to Liberia’s Ministry of Health, working collaboratively to launch, scale, and sustain the country’s first-ever community health program to provide lifesaving care to more than one million people. Liberia is one of the poorest countries in the world, and faced the daunting task of rebuilding the devastated health system after a decade of civil war and the 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic. Nearly 30% of its population of 5 million live in remote communities more than five kilometers from the near

Liberia - Last Mile Health

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