Liberia Gets US$18m Boost For Health Security Program -World Bank Launches HeSP Liberia to Boost Health Security
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MONROVIA – The World Bank has launched the Health Security Program in Western and Central Africa (HeSP Liberia), a transformative, multi-sectorial initiative aimed at fortifying Liberia’s capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to public health emergencies.
The program, valued at US$18 million, is a collaboration between the Liberian government, the World Bank, and other development partners.
The HeSP Liberia will build on the country’s progress in improving health emergency preparedness, addressing gaps and persistent challenges, and preparing for future threats related to deforestation, climate change, and antimicrobial resistance.
The program will support the Liberian government’s efforts to reduce economic disruptions from public health emergencies and safeguard the livelihoods and health of its citizens, aligning with the ARREST Agenda’s health and economic goals.
In a statement, World Bank Liberia Country Manager Georgia Wallen said: “On behalf of the World Bank, I would like to extend our sincere appreciation for the opportunity to join the launch of the Health Security Program in Western and Central Africa (HeSP). Today’s gathering shows our collective commitment to building a strong coalition towards better health security in Liberia.”
She the World Bank official highlighted how this important new investment in Health builds on WB-Liberia’s long partnership with Liberia, and helps prepare Liberia for the future. And I’ll conclude by briefly highlighting a secret to successful implementation.
“For over ten years, Liberia has partnered with the World Bank to strengthen the country’s capacity to prevent, detect and respond to public health threats and emergencies,” Madam Warren continued. “In 2014, the World Bank provided crucial support to Liberia to address the Ebola outbreak through the Ebola Emergency Response Project (EERP). The project made contributions to containing the outbreak; invested in strengthening disease surveillance and emergency response capacities in Liberia; and helped to sustain livelihoods of the most vulnerable.”
In the aftermath of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, she recalled, the World Bank deepened its partnership and financial support for preparedness through the Regional Disease Surveillance Systems Enhancement (REDISSE) Project. She continued: “The Bank was among the first development partners to provide financing for disease surveillance and emergency response using the One Health approach (i.e. focusing on human, animal, and environmental threats). More recently, the Liberia COVID-19 Project helped Liberia to mitigate the impact of
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