Despite recent progress, Liberia’s socio-economic situation remains fragile. Several years of economic recession followed the Ebola and Covid-19 epidemics, straining Liberia’s public services, and in 2024, Liberia ranked 177th out of 189 countries on the United Nations Human Development Index. Additionally, the 2024 The Global Hunger Index report shows that hunger is on the rise in Liberia. The country ranks 120 out of 127 countries. Nearly two in every five Liberians are malnourished, and three in every five children under five are stunted.

This year Action Against Hunger implemented the final year of the Liberia WASH Consortium, a multi-sectoral programme funded by Irish Aid. The project tackled undernutrition and chronic malnutrition in Montserrado (Rural) and Grand Bassa counties by improving livelihoods and access to safe, varied, and nutritious food, and ensuring sustainable access to drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene. It also continued to build the capacity of community health workers to deliver quality basic services and implement strategies to prevent stunting. In addition to service delivery, Action Against Hunger focused on building the capacity of Ministry of Health staff, community health workers and local service delivery structures.

Action Against Hunger also worked to improve health services and practices in Montserrado County through the French Development Agency (AFD)-funded Better Health Outcomes for Liberians (BEHOL) programme. This multi-year programme aimed to strengthen the capacity of health systems to deliver better health outcomes for Liberians through infrastructure improvement, training of health workers and community health structures in 25 health facilities across three counties of Nimba, Margibi and Montserrado. We also carried out studies on medical waste management, protection and gender, and mental health, to inform 2025 project implementation.

Action Against Hunger also continued the PROSSAN 2 programme, strengthening health services and practices among women, men, and adolescents in Montserrado’s marginalised neighbourhoods. Finally, through food security and nutrition working groups, we engaged in strengthening communication, coordination, and advocacy to improve health and nutrition situation of mothers and children in Liberia.