1. Where We Work
  2. Liberia

Our work in Liberia

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We help prevent mother-to-child transmission of syphilis through the screening and treatment of pregnant women in Liberia.

Our work on maternal syphilis in Liberia started in 2020. Our technical assistance supports the Government of Liberia’s National AIDS and STI Control Program in scaling HIV/syphilis dual testing across the country, closing gaps in syphilis screening and treatment.

We've helped the Liberian government train over 5,000 healthcare providers in 567 health facilities offering prenatal care and HIV testing services — nearly every one in the country. As a result, syphilis screening coverage rose from less than 10% to nearly 70% as of December 2023, and 88% of syphilis-positive pregnant women are now receiving timely treatment.

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We’re helping mothers and newborns across Liberia. Since we started our maternal syphilis work in 2020, we estimate that as of mid 2023:

70%
Syphilis screening coverage, up from less than 10%
88%
of syphilis-positive pregnant women are now receiving timely treatment
320K
pregnant women tested for syphilis with the dual test
5.4K+
additional syphilis-positive pregnant women treated
2.3K+
adverse birth outcomes prevented, including over 1,300 lives saved

Through our collaboration with the Liberian government, our work saves newborn lives - and improves the health of babies - by preventing mother-to-child transmission of syphilis.

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Remarkable progress on maternal health following Syphilis-Free Start’s Liberia scale-up

New data and learnings in Liberia after an ambitious rapid nationwide scale-up.

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Our Partners

We support implementation of maternal syphilis screening and treatment in collaboration with the Liberian Ministry of Health’s National AIDS and STI Control Program.

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