LHRJN Press Releases

By: Melvin Jackson Twenty opinion leaders in Grand Bassa County have received intensive training on the application of Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) in their local setting.…
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Two frontline Liberian institutions leading various aspects of health programs have extolled FHI360, an acclaimed international organization for its commitment to supporting the…
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A civic Media organization, Liberia Health, and Rights Journalists Network (LHRJN) says has documented the support of an international project, FHI360 in strengthening Liberia’s HIV…
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By: M. Dennise Nimpson/LHRJN Fellow In Liberia, abortion beyond the 24th week of pregnancy is considered illegal. Women who perform abortions as well as people who assist them with…
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By: Romelia P. George/LHRJN Fellow The United Nations Children Education Funds (UNICEF) 2020 report revealed that 1.8 billion women and adolescent girls across the world menstruate,…
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By: Siaway T. Miapue/LHRJN Fellow Like other countries, Liberia is expected to end AIDs by 2030 as a public health threat. For this to happen, a country must have updated national…
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By: Gloria Wleh/LHRN Fellow The United Nations in its Seventy-fifth Session on June 8, 2021, adopted a political declaration pledging “urgent, transformative action to stop global…
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By: Nyantee S. Togba, LHRJN Fellow In 2004, the HIV Prevention from Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) program was set up by Global Strategies for HIV Prevention, an NGO based in…
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By: Taisiah K. Merfee, LHRJN Fellow Liberia has a generalized HIV epidemic with the reproductive-aged population showing an HIV prevalence of 2.1%, according to the 2013 Liberia…
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By: Necus M. Andrews The Liberia Initiative for the Promotion of Rights, Identity, Diversity, and Equality (LIPRIDE), is urging persons living with HIV in the country to remain…
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