Starting in 2016, the Government of Liberia and partners have been implementing the Liberia Investment Case for Reproductive, Maternal, New-born, Child, and Adolescent Health, the country’s first GFF investment case. During the last quarter of 2020, the Ministry of Health will lead the process of reviewing and revising the RMNCAH Investment Case to set the strategic RMNCAH priorities for the next five-year period.

Through the Countdown to 2030 collaboration, the Ministry of Health has been working with the other partners to assess progress in achieving the result indicators outlined in the investment case and inform the development of the second investment case.

Achievements for 2020-2022

1. In-depth analysis of three decades of Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from 1986 to 2020, to be written up as a peer-reviewed publication.
2. In-depth analysis of Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (SARA) and any other available health facility assessment data.
3. Further analysis of routine DHIS2 data and triangulation with other data sources, focused on county-level progress and challenges.
4. Analytical report summarizing all findings to inform the prioritization and results framework for the second RMNCAH investment case.
5. The Liberia team participated in and completed analysis for Countdown annual meetings in 2022 and 2023.

Planned research for 2023-2025

1. Analytical report on the Liberia’s maternal and newborn health with a focus on place of delivery, cadres and its strategy implications (Oct 2024 and Oct 2025);
2. Annual short synthesis report on family planning coverage indicators (3 reports in 3 years (Oct 2023 and Oct 2024 and Oct 2025;
3. Annual short synthesis report on immunization coverage indicators (two reports in 3 years (Aug 2024 and Aug 2025);
4. Scientific products: at least one paper with joint authorship of key actors in peer-reviewed journal (May 2025);