Rome, Italy - The International Association of National Public Health Institutes of the World (IANPHI) has held its Annual Meeting in Rome, Italy from October 22 – 25, 2017. Liberia’s Tolbert Nyenswah and Director General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) served as panelist at a special session of the annual meeting of Public Health Institutes. According to a NPHIL release, the International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI) Annual Meeting provides opportunities for NPHI directors to share experiences and expertise, discuss common issues, and plan for future collaborations. It can be recalled that after the Ebola epidemic, the human and economic devastation associated with Ebola epidemic of 2014-2015 highlighted the need for better coordination and strengthening of public health functions and services and improved preparedness for the next public health threat. Liberia established a National Public Health Institute, in December 2016, Liberia’s legislature passed a bill to establish the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL); in January 2017, the President of Liberia signed the bill into law.

Source: Front Page Africa November 01, 2017 03:33 UTC