healthcare Archives - Sleepless in Monrovia

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Integration of a Database - A Solution to Liberia’s Health Sector Problem

Posted on April 18, 2022 by sleeplessinmonrovia

Due to a poor data management system, forgetting a hospital card can sometimes be an economic burden for some patients who would have to purchase a new hospital card that typically costs between $2 USD – $5 USD; mind you, Liberia is one of the poorest countries in the world where data shows that the average citizen lives on less than a dollar per day. It also results in a delay in treatment time for a patient, a delay that can be fatal and lead to death at times. Continue Reading →

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It’s Ok Not to be Ok!

Posted on November 23, 2021 by sleeplessinmonrovia

Everything is a struggle: we struggle to eat, to sleep, to love or be loved, to communicate, to trust, to go to school, even to make political decisions. If this should be our way of life, then why are we having mental health issues? Continue Reading →

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Takoring Belleh La Na Sin!

Posted on May 3, 2021 by sleeplessinmonrovia

Unsafe abortions lead to the death of so many of our young women. The medical procedures and access aside, just the stigma associated with abortions in Liberia needs to be addressed. Our young women will rather take the risk of a backdoor procedure using rusty syringes and herbs than to make it public or seek medical help. Continue Reading →

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Adequate Healthcare Still a Far Cry

Posted on December 9, 2019 by sleeplessinmonrovia

However, there is no such luxury available for the operating room and as such, if a patient requires surgical intervention, that patient and their relatives have to provide between 2 to 4 gallons of diesel in order to put the generator on to carry out the procedure. Continue Reading →

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Visionaries or Vision Blurry: Issues with Medical Education and Healthcare in Liberia and Some Solutions

Posted on November 17, 2019 by sleeplessinmonrovia

What is wrong with medical education and healthcare in Liberia? Is it not straightforward to realize that the two are directly proportional to each other? Alternatively, we can say there exists a negative or positive correlation. Okay! Enough of my… Continue Reading →

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