The former Resident Representative of the Lutheran World Service/World Federation, Reinhard Tietze has returned to Liberia on a 2-week assessment visit and to provide Training in Development, Capacity Building and Sustainability. Mr. Tietze who was instrumental in the establishment of the Lutheran Development Service (LDS) in Liberia before his departure at the close of 2001 has described his return visit as his continuous interest in Liberia and its people.
Poor sanitation in and around the city of Monrovia continues to be a problem, especially the collection and disposal of garbage.
Poor sanitation gives many infections the ideal opportunity to spread, plenty of waste and excreta for the flies to breed on, and unsafe water to drink, wash with or swim in. Among human parasitic diseases.
The Liberian Leader, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has told global stakeholders in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector that Water and Sanitation play a very important role in delivering quality healthcare to mankind and called for concerted efforts in bringing needed relief to a huge number of global citizens who need such services.
According to her, there are a lot of people who still don’t have access to WASH services across the world, stressing this must be addressed.
About two hundred thousand women in Liberia and Sierra Leone are being targeted for economic empowerment.
The 5-year Program is under the theme: "Women Advancing the Post Ebola Recovery-Empowering women through WASH and Diversified Livelihoods".
The joint initiative is supported by Oxfam and UN Women in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Every 90 seconds worldwide, someone is told they have non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. This means that almost half a million people will be diagnosed with this type of cancer every year!
