Monrovia – As the Ministry of Health celebrates World Malaria Day today, Monday, April 28, 2025, the National Malaria Control Program is expected to launch what is known as the “End Malaria Council” across the country.
The launch is a landmark initiative aimed at eliminating malaria from Liberia and the establishment of the Liberian End Malaria Council (LEMC).
This vital organization will spearhead efforts to end malaria as a public health threat by domestically mobilizing resources, expertise, and commitment
of various sectors.
The formation of the LEMC is a collaborative effort involving government agencies, non-governmental organizations, health professionals, and community leaders primarily to raise awareness, increase funding for anti-malarial commodities, and implement evidence-based strategies that tackle the challenges posed by this preventable disease.
The Chairperson, Ms. Sara E. Buchana, stated that malaria as a disease has impacted every single Liberian and it is time to unite by combining the efforts and resources of both the private and public sectors as Liberia takes an important step to end malaria now.
World Malaria Day is being celebrated under the global theme, “Malaria Ends with Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite” as a call to action.
Ms. Sara E. Buchana stated, “Malaria impacts all of us, and that is why we all must work together by combining the efforts and resources of both the private and public sectors as Liberia takes an important step to end malaria now”.
She argued that ending malaria is a call for sustained investment, commitment, and innovative approaches geared towards the eradication of Malaria, serving as a beacon of collective commitment in combating disease.
The Chairperson noted that with unity, the long-existing disease would disappear through a good advocate and necessary funding to support innovative solutions that will enable various communities to take action.
The LEMC will focus on key areas, including enhanced access to preventive services, implementation of rapid diagnostic testing and effective treatment protocols, strengthening surveillance, Monitoring and Evaluation (SM&E), as well as engaging with local, regional, and international partners for resource mobilization and support.
Meanwhile, the council has called on all stakeholders, including healthcare providers, civil society, private sector organizations, the youth, and the religious community to join hands in this vital mission.
