(Buchanan City, Grand Bassa County, November 12, 2026)– The Ministry of Health (MoH), through its Health Financing Unit (HFU), in collaboration with development partners and MACs, have commenced a five-day FY2027 Health Sector Resource Mapping (RM) Report Writing Exercise in Buchanan City, Grand Bassa County. The exercise runs from November 9–13, 2026.
The exercise is intended to provide policymakers and key health sector stakeholders with critical insights into resource allocation, financing gaps, implementation challenges, and development partners’ investments in Liberia’s health sector. Its findings are expected to inform national planning and budgeting while strengthening transparency, accountability, and coordination of health financing.
Delivering the welcome and official remarks on behalf of the Ministry of Health, Assistant Minister for Policy and Planning, Hon. Memezie Peabody Kiadii, described resource mapping as an essential instrument for understanding the country’s health financing landscape.
She emphasized that the exercise goes beyond an accounting activity, explaining that it would help answer three fundamental questions: how much funding is available to the health sector, where the resources are being directed, and where critical financing gaps exist.
Kiadii explained that the exercise would focus on updating resource mapping and Government of Liberia expenditure data, agreeing on the appropriate model, and producing the FY2027 report to guide national health planning and budgeting.
She cautioned that inaccurate information could undermine the quality of decisions and policies developed from the report.
“If the numbers are wrong, the plan built on them will be wrong,” she warned, urging participants to ensure that all figures are accurate, complete, and traceable to credible sources.
She therefore called on development partners to provide complete and timely information on their financial commitments, actual disbursements, and planned funding exits.
“Off-budget money that we cannot see is money we cannot plan around. Transparency from partners is not a favor to Government; it is the foundation of a sustainable health system,” Kiadii declared.
Additionally, she challenged the technical team to produce a clear and practical report that policymakers could use during FY2027 planning and budget discussions.
“I look forward to hearing your draft narrative on Thursday and to the findings that will come out of this work,” she said.
For his part, the Director of Health Financing, Dr. Richard J. Doe, described the Resource Mapping Exercise as a critical mechanism for tracking investments made by the Government of Liberia and development partners in the health sector.
Dr. Doe explained that the findings would inform the Ministry of Health’s upcoming budget cycle and support evidence-based planning and budgeting across the Ministry and other health sector spending entities.
He noted that the exercise would provide policymakers with essential information to identify financing gaps, assess investment patterns, and improve the alignment of available resources with national health priorities.
Meanwhile, Last Mile Health’s Senior Technical Advisor, Mr. Ernest Gonyon, encouraged participants to actively engage in the process, emphasizing the importance of collaboration, accurate data, and collective efforts in producing a comprehensive and reliable report.
The exercise is being organized by the Ministry of Health’s Health Financing Unit, with technical and financial support from Last Mile Health.
Participants include representatives of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), the Office of Financial Management (OFM), the Ministry of Health’s Communications and Health Promotion Unit, and other relevant stakeholders.
The exercise forms part of the Ministry’s efforts to strengthen health sector financing, improve resource tracking, and ensure that domestic and external investments are directed toward Liberia’s national health priorities.