(GANTA, Nimba County, November 21, 2025) — In a concerted push to strengthen the nation’s grassroots health system, the Ministry of Health has kicked off a 10-day Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop under the National Community Health Program (NCHP).
The exercise, underway in Ganta, runs from November 17 to 26, 2025. It brings together a select cadre of health professionals drawn from the fifteen (15) political sub-divisions of the country to form a robust team of facilitators, mentors, and technical leads for the country’s revised community health curriculum.
The training is designed to equip Master Trainers with the advanced skills and pedagogical tools needed to oversee the nationwide rollout of the updated NCHP framework.
The success of the community health strategy hinges on the caliber of its trainers, the men and women tasked with transferring critical knowledge and technical competence to county-level facilitators and Community Health Workers (CHWs).
The quality of health services at the community level is only as strong as those who deliver and supervise them. This training is about building that backbone of excellence and consistency.
The Master Trainer initiative is geared towards institutionalizing quality and sustainability in the delivery of community health services. It will produce a well-prepared pool of trainers capable of ensuring national standards are upheld, even in the most remote corners of the country.
The ToT, however, focuses on three principal objectives: sharpening facilitation, mentoring, and coaching abilities; preparing participants to lead trainings and support quality assurance; and deepening their grasp of the new competency-based curriculum and its implementation methodology.
In view of the above, participants are expected to demonstrate mastery of the curriculum, conduct training sessions independently, and serve as mentors and quality assurance focal points during future deployments.
The program blends practical facilitation drills, technical learning sessions, and mentorship simulations, an approach designed to ensure that every trainee emerges ready for the field. It is a pivotal step in revitalizing Liberia’s community health architecture.
The Ministry anticipates tangible improvements in service delivery, supervision, and community-level health outcomes, with the newly trained Master Trainers expected to guide implementation across the country.
The NCHP roadmap outlines a phased approach to strengthen Liberia’s community health system through capacity building, CHW training, and nationwide curriculum rollout. It emphasizes the integration of CHWs into the formal health system, expansion of essential services to remote areas, and establishment of strong supervision and referral mechanisms. The plan also prioritizes continuous monitoring, quality assurance, and long-term sustainability through policy integration and stakeholder partnerships.