Section 12.4 of the Public Health Law prohibits disclosure of medical condition of any person unless to an authorized personnel. Based on the advice of her doctor, the Incident Management System is granting her permission to travel to seek treatment. However, neither the Minister of Health nor the Ministry of Information have condemned the breach of the Vice President’s medical confidentiality. This breach comes at a time when President George Weah has suspended the Director-General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia, Dr. Mosoka Fallah for alleged breach of administrative protocol. Meanwhile, the Chief of Office Staff of the Vice President, Mr. George Tenessee Nimely, told FrontPageAfrica that the “Vice President is only concerned about her speedy recovery, and safe return home.

Source: Front Page Africa August 13, 2020 07:18 UTC