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Author: Gloria Wleh
Liberia is witnessing a significant uptick in suspected Mpox cases, with the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) reporting 767 suspected cases. The country has also recorded an increase in confirmed cases, with 75 active infections as of May 29, 2025. This marks a substantial jump from earlier reports of 25 cases just a week prior. In total, NPHIL has reported 134 confirmed cases and 765 suspected cases since January 2024.
Liberia’s Ministry of Health and the National Public Health Institute have expressed concern over a rapid increase in mpox cases in neighboring Sierra Leone. The country has reported a total of 2,634 confirmed mpox cases and 14 deaths, marking a significant increase since the country’s first cases were identified in January.
SINJE, Grand Cape Mount County – Asata’s war experience would make anyone cry. In 1996, when she was 22 years old, Asata says a group of five older rebels from the ULIMO K faction gang raped her. She was left emotionally and physically scarred.
ST. PAUL BRIDGE, Montserrado County – Musu sits in a circle in a small community office here. Dozens of community members – mostly women – listen as she tells her story.