Monrovia – The National Security Agency on Wednesday began investigating lab technicians at the National Public Health Institute over recent leaks of testing results to the media. The National Security Agency (NSA) is an apolitical government intelligence institution that is solely tasked with the gathering/collection, analyzing and dissemination of national security information for decision/policy makers including the President of the Republic of Liberia. The National Public Health Institute is the coordinating arm for the Ministry of Health. However, the issue is being debated globally in efforts to differentiate between public health ethics of contact tracing in a public health situation versus the public has a right to know in the situation of outbreak. Right-to-Know vs. Public SafetyHowever, the issue is being debated globally in efforts to differentiate between public health ethics of contact tracing in a public health situation versus the public has a right to know in the situation of outbreak.

Source: Front Page Africa April 29, 2020 15:45 UTC