Members of the West Africa College of Physicians Liberia’s Chapter have ended its 8th Annual General and Scientific Meetings including the 17th edition of the J.N. Togba Memorial Lecture.
The ceremony which was held under the Theme: Post, Ebola Liberia: A Review of Liberia’s Health Systems Ten Years After the Outbreak brought together key stakeholders and professional individuals within the sector.
Speaking at the program, The Chairperson of West Africa College of Physicians Liberia Chapter, Dr. Musu Duworko calls for robust effort to strengthen health security.
This she stressed can be done by reducing risk to epidemics and other health threats and accelerate progress towards attaining universal health coverage.
According to Dr. Duworko, the scars of Ebola in Liberia and that of the region still remains fresh on the minds of the people within the region as such more needs to be done to help address the situation.
Making reference to the negative effect of the epidemic, she pointed out that Ebola caused a devastating impact to the livelihoods including the social and economic fabric of the people of Liberia.
Moreover, she stated that the crisis also led to the inability of the people from accessing essential health services resulting to increased mortality, including other factors outside of Ebola.
Well as part of the annual ceremony and as a mark of special recognition for his contribution to the body and the sector in general, the 8th Annual General and Scientific Meeting appreciated and certificated Dr. Z’shrman Adams, Jr. for his contribution to the Health Care Delivery System and Education in Liberia.
Dr. Adams was given the DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD by the body thereby motivating him to do more the sector and its people regionally.
Among other things, the goal of the College seeks to promote professional training of physicians and the standards of professional practice, ethics and the morals of physicians as well as promote health and healthcare in Liberia and beyond.
Over the period she told the gathering that , Liberia has made significant strides in ensuring Fellows and Members meet international standard like other West African Countries.
The College also promotes postgraduate specialist training, professional curriculum development and fellowship certification in six specialties or faculties to include; Community Medicine, Family Health, Paediatrics, Psychiatry and Laboratory Medicine.
Additionally, The College also serves as a health policy advisor to participating governments in West Africa.
The Annual meeting normally review works and activities over the period as well as discussions centering around challenges and progress to help improve and enhance policies and strategies to move the sector forward.
Meanwhile, Ivan F. Camanor served as Lecturer for the 17th edition of the J.N. Togba Memorial Series.
