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When a patient arrives at an emergency department with severe bleeding, sepsis, or respiratory failure, the first hour can determine whether they live or die. In Liberia, where emergency care resources remain limited, every additional nurse trained to respond to these moments can save countless lives.
The Scientific Committee of the 10th Annual General Scientific Meeting (AGSM) of the Liberia College of Physicians and Surgeons (LCPS) invites healthcare professionals, researchers, academics, trainees, policymakers, and development partners to submit scientific abstracts. Abstracts are invited across all AGSM scientific tracks and should align with one of the meeting’s thematic areas. Authors are encouraged to submit original research, quality improvement projects, case series, clinical innovations, implementation research, educational initiatives, and other scholarly work what contributes to strengthening healthcare delivery and health systems in Liberia and similar resource-limited settings.
Despite being both preventable and curable since the 1950s, tuberculosis continues to devastate lives worldwide, having claimed over 150 million lives to date. In Liberia alone, more than 400 deaths occur annually, serving as a grim reminder that without adequate attention and funding, this disease remains a serious threat. Dr. Maxo Luma, the Executive Director of Partners In Health Liberia, expressed his frustration with the statistics, stating, “I refuse to believe those people died of TB; they died of injustice.”
Since its launch in 2021, the Partners In Health Liberia (PIH-L) scholarship program, supported by Global Action in Nursing (GAIN), has focused on building Liberia’s health workforce from the ground up. By investing in midwifery students, faculty, and training institutions, the program is addressing critical gaps in maternal and neonatal care while strengthening the systems that sustain quality service delivery.
When Dr. Joel Mubiligi, Chief Innovation and Growth Officer at Partners In Health (PIH), arrived in Liberia, he brought over a decade of experience building health systems, particularly in Rwanda, where PIH first took root in Africa. His mission was straightforward: to learn, guide, and support the local team. But what he encountered in Maryland County greatly reshaped his outlook.
She left the capital in search of answers she could not find at home, uncertain that a rural hospital could succeed where others had failed. Decontee K. Doe, 38, traveled from Monrovia after hearing positive reports about the quality of services, particularly obstetric and gynecological care, at the Partners In Health Liberia-supported James Jenkins Dossen (JJD) Memorial Hospital in Maryland County, rural Liberia.
Felix Glay Kuwen always dreamed of pursuing a university education right after high school to support himself and his family. His journey reflects a reality faced by many young people in rural Liberia, where ambition often collides with economic hardship.
For nearly a decade, Didi Farmer has felt a profound connection to Liberia through the stories shared by her late husband, Dr. Paul E. Farmer, about his patients and the remarkable people he encountered here. Finally, she stepped onto Liberian soil, traveling to Maryland County, one of the country’s most remote regions.
Veronica Nimene changed careers to nursing and one of her first jobs, in 2005, was at a hospital in Liberia that PIH began supporting years later. In 2026, she returned for the first time in two decades. Growing up as the youngest of six siblings in Liberia, Veronica Nimene was surrounded by family who cared for her every need.