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.
Severe flooding has taken place in Grand Cape Mount County leaving properties including houses destroyed and making hundreds of citizens and residents homeless. A 16 year old boy of Nagbena Town reportedly died while attempting to flee and got drowned in the process after his town was surrounded by the flood. The flooding has also left farms and crops destroyed over the last 4 days, thereby increasing the hardship of the people, most of whom are unemployed. Most of the citizens and residents depend on farming, hunting and fishing activities for livelihood and sustainability. According to a release from the WASH Reporters & Editors Network of Liberia, the flood started Thursday, following hours of heavy rain. WASH Journalists visited Grand Cape Mount County over the weekend and witnessed flooding in most of the communities in Tewor District, up to Sunday. The flooded communities are Bo Waterside, Nagbena, Kobolia, Amina, and Jaliebah. Others are Bandor, Bombohun, Jenneh Liberia, Gambia, and Gondama.
Following a robust media focus on the recent flooding in and around Monrovia by the WASH Reporters & Editors Network of Liberia, Members of the House of Representatives have underscored the need for government to put in place the proper mechanism in swiftly dealing with the issue of continuous flooding.