MeneCare International Liberia Inc.(member of Menergy Group)

Needs assessment survey at health facilities in urban communities around Monrovia, Capital City of Liberia

Presented by: MeneCare Liberia Project Management Team:•William Montgomery Jr. - Ag Country Director•Dr. Swithin Swaray - Project Director•Johnny S. Montgomery - Assistant Project Director - Research

April 2015

About LiberiaLocation: West Coast of Africa, bounded by -Republic of Guinea - North-The Atlantic Ocean - South- Republic of the Ivory Coast - East-Republic of Sierra Leone - West

•Area: 111,369 sq kilometers•Population: 3,476,000 inhabitants (ref. 2008 census)

•Capital City: Monrovia (1.1 million residents)•Liberia has 15 counties and four seaports•Major exports are rubber and iron ore

Who we are….

• MeneCare International Liberia is a not-for-profit organization established in December 2014 during the fight against the spread of Ebola in Liberia to assist in sustaining an effective health care system in Liberia

• MeneCare International Liberia is member of Menergy Group, which has business interests in Liberia

What we do….• MeneCare International Liberia

exists to make positive change in Liberia Health Care Delivery System by providing health materials to needy health facilities in Montserrado County.

• Drawing from the Ebola experience, we look forward to sustaining this collaboration with all stakeholders, including the private sector, to building an efficient health care system in Liberia by 2030.

How we do ….• Needs assessment baseline

survey at targeted health facilities in Montserrado County.

• Make presentation to partners of Menergy Group and grant making institutions that support charity.

• Develop project proposal to solicit material and financial support to address specific needs

Why we do….

Poor health facilities in Liberia contributed to rapid spread of the Ebola virus and high death rate in the country

Consulting Room

Damaged and leaking ceilings

• MeneCare International wants to assist in strengthening the health care system to respond adequately to any future outbreak of disease in Liberia that could threaten the life of all Liberians, including the valued contract workers of our sister companies (Menergy & Mea Catering)

Findings• The survey revealed several needs which are

categorized as follows:–Essential drugs & Emergency drugs• Inadequate Supply of:

– antibiotics– antihelminthics– antispasmodics– family Planning Medication– intravenous fluids with their giving sets and Supplies cannot

sustain the load of patients

–Medical supplies and equipment• Inadequate supply of Sterile Syringes & Needles• Sphygmomanometers• Infra-Red Thermometers• Generators• Hand Water Pumps• Incinerators• Intravenous (IV) Giving Sets • Enhanced Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)• Laboratory Reagents and Equipment – Haematology and Bio-

chemical Analyzer Machines, Refrigerators, Scales, Centrifuges, Light/ Solar Microscopes.

• Logistics & Infrastructure:• Damaged and Leaking Ceilings• Damaged Doors• Cracked Walls• Non-Functional Toilets • Non-Functional Wells• Lack or Absence of Nurses’/ Staff Quarters & Stations• Non-Available/ Inadequate Space leading to a Single Room

being used as Labor Room, Delivery Room & Post-Partem Room/ Injection Room and Wound Dressing Room.

• Ambulance and Utility Vehicle

Thank you!!