By Amos HarrisDespite renewed government commitments to enhance water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, Liberia continues to struggle with deep-seated structural and coordination challenges that jeopardize progress toward global sanitation targets. Yarngo, Chief Executive Officer of the National Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Commission (NWASHC), during the Ministry of Information’s regular press briefing on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. The CEO’s remarks shed light on the daunting scale of the sanitation crisis, particularly within urban and peri-urban communities where basic infrastructure is largely non-existent. As Liberia prepares to implement its 2026–2030 sanitation roadmap, the NWASHC head called for stronger political will and increased participation from the citizenry. Nevertheless, analysts caution that without sustained funding, stricter enforcement of regulations, and genuine institutional synchronization, the country’s ambitious sanitation goals may remain out of reach.

Source: GNN Liberia February 04, 2026 10:59 UTC