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  • Public Health
  • Health Systems Strengthening
  • Human Resources for Health

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  • Liberia's health system was devastated by civil war and the Ebola epidemic.
  • Maternal and child mortality rates were among the world's highest.
  • Essential health services and primary care faced significant disruption.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline the development and implementation of Liberia's Health Workforce Program (HWP) Strategy 2015-2021.
  • To build a resilient health system capable of providing essential services and responding to crises.
  • To add 6,000 new health professionals to the Liberian workforce.

Main Methods:

  • Program development and initial implementation analysis.
  • Review of strategy goals and objectives.
  • Lessons learned documentation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Main Results:

  • The Health Workforce Program (HWP) Strategy was developed to address critical health system gaps.
  • The strategy aimed to significantly expand the health workforce.
  • Implementation lessons were documented during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Conclusions:

  • The HWP Strategy is crucial for rebuilding Liberia's health system.
  • Expanding the health workforce is key to improving health outcomes and crisis response.
  • Adapting health workforce strategies during global health crises is essential.