In a big and pivotal occasion, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., at present formally launched the International Fund Grant Cycle 7 (GC7) on the Monrovia Metropolis Corridor.
The launch signifies an unwavering dedication to fight the epidemics of HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, which have posed important challenges to the nation’s well being care supply system.
Addressing a distinguished gathering together with the Minister of Well being, Dr. Louise M. Kpoto, representatives of the NGO neighborhood, International Well being Companions, associate governments, international diplomats, and esteemed visitors, President Boakai expressed immense delight and gratitude for the help of the International Fund in addressing essential healthcare challenges confronted by Liberia.
The GC7 grant within the sum of 100 and seventeen million, 5 hundred and forty-six thousand, 600 and seventy United States {dollars} (US$117,546,670), represents a renewed dedication to enhancing well being care outcomes for Liberia.
The President acknowledged the invaluable partnership of the International Fund, emphasizing its essential function in supporting Liberia’s improvement agenda by contributing to the healthcare system and offering essential help within the battle towards HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria.
Highlighting the achievements made with earlier grants, President Boakai emphasised the necessity for continued progress and the significance of the GC7 grant in additional strengthening and accelerating the nationwide response to those ailments.
He outlined the excellent method that can be undertaken by way of the GC7 grant, specializing in key areas resembling increasing entry to important well being providers, growing the supply of life-saving medicines, and enhancing healthcare infrastructure.
He reiterated the dedication to prioritizing the coaching and capacity-building of healthcare professionals and strengthening provide chain administration methods to make sure well timed and environment friendly distribution of medicines and medical provides.
The battle towards HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, the President famous, can be approached with revolutionary methods to succeed in key populations, scale back stigma, and promote neighborhood engagement.
Particular interventions for every illness had been highlighted, together with scaling up antiretroviral remedy and HIV testing and counseling providers for high-risk inhabitants teams, strengthening diagnostic capability for tuberculosis, and intensifying efforts in malaria prevention and management significantly for weak populations.
The GC7 grant will additional help resilient and sustainable well being methods, with built-in interventions aligned with authorities insurance policies and priorities. The excellent imaginative and prescient encompasses strengthening the availability chain system, community of laboratories, neighborhood methods strengthening, well being financing methods, monitoring and analysis methods, and general healthcare supply.
President Boakai concluded by reaffirming the unwavering dedication of Liberia to enhancing healthcare and expressed gratitude to all funding donors of the International Fund for his or her indispensable help in making lives more healthy and longer.
The launch of the GC7 grant marks a essential milestone for the Sanitation and Healthcare Pillar of the ARREST (Agriculture, Roads, Rule of Legislation, Sanitation&Tourism) Agenda and Liberia’s efforts to fight HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, and units the stage for enhanced healthcare resilience and accessibility for all Liberians.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of Liberia: Govt Mansion.