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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.
Joseph Jah was diagnosed with extra-pulmonary tuberculosis after his health collapsed. With free treatment from Partners In Health Liberia, he recovered and now urges others to seek TB testing and care early.
In October 2018, PIH collaborated with other government institutions to intervene, taking Albert to the James Jenkins Dossen (JJD) Hospital, where he was diagnosed with severe malnutrition and bruises. He began life-saving treatment and received compassionate care and support from PIH and local health teams.
Partners In Health (PIH) is enhancing health services in rural Maryland County, Liberia, by piloting AI technology for tuberculosis (TB) symptom screening and diagnostic accuracy. At CPHIA 2025, Dr. John Paul Otuba highlighted the effectiveness of AI in identifying undiagnosed TB cases, noting that it helps “bend the curve of undiagnosed TB.” The AI tool assists clinicians at JJ Dossen Hospital, improving timely diagnosis. The conference focused on achieving health sovereignty in Africa, emphasizing local manufacturing and digital health innovations to enhance care and reduce reliance on external aid. PIH’s initiatives have significantly reduced the TB burden in the region.
Partners In Health (PIH) Liberia has officially handed over two newly trained cardiology fellows to the Ministry of Health after a three-year advanced training in adult and pediatric cardiology.
Partners In Health Liberia (PIHL) is dedicated to building meaningful partnerships with local and international institutions to support the Government of Liberia. Their goal is to develop the next generation of healthcare providers. PIHL’s efforts focus on capacity building through medical education, training, and ongoing mentorship and support.
As part of this initiative, PIHL facilitated the revitalization of a partnership between William V. S. Tubman University (TU) in Harper, Maryland County, where PIH operates, and the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Rwanda.
During a recent Policy & Partnerships retreat, Dr. Odell Kumeh highlighted the covenant between Partners In Health and Liberia’s Ministry of Health, stating, “a promise to walk together, no matter the challenge.” This partnership has transformed health care in Maryland County by making life-saving care accessible and by developing local leaders for a resilient health system. As she reflected, “Complex, life-saving care is no longer a distant dream.”
“Thank God for PIH,” says Karbeh Sebo, expressing his gratitude for his grandson Dennis’s recovery after a traumatic accident. Thanks to the ongoing partnership between Partners In Health Liberia (PIH-L), the Maryland County Health Team, and James Jenkins Dossen (JJD) Hospital, life-saving care is now accessible in southeastern Liberia.
When Hawa Sheriff began to feel sick in 2019, she thought it was just a common cold. She tried some self-prescribed medications, but the symptoms would not go away. Now, Hawa has completed her treatment and is back to her normal life.