Minister of Health Dr. Wilhemina Jallah and the Director of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) Dr. Mosoka FallahMONROVIA – The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced the launch of the Liberia COVID-19 Rapid Assessment System (RAS), a public health tool to enable Liberians to assess their symptoms while allowing MOH and NPHIL to collect real-time information on potential COVID-19 cases nationwide. NPHIL urges all members of the public who wish to check if their symptoms match COVID-19 to dial *747*19# on the Lonestar Cell MTN network. The RAS is provided free of charge to the public; no phone credit will be deducted for anyone who uses the service. The tool was developed by a team led by Dr. Mosoka Fallah, Director General of NPHIL in collaboration with the Private Sector Engagement Committee. The system also meets the need for a simple tool for public health response teams to conduct contact tracing and case assessment without dependence on expensive devices that require accessto the internet.

Source: Front Page Africa April 14, 2020 07:52 UTC