Following the revamping of Community Revolving Drug Fund (CRDF) operations at various health facilities across the country, the Ministry of Health, through its National Community Revolving Drug Fund Unit, on Monday convened stakeholders in Grand Bassa County for the first National CRDF Review meeting.
The three-day meeting which began on Monday October 5 -7, 2026, brought together health professionals and stakeholders from all fifteen (15) counties where CRDF operations are currently being implemented, including Montserrado, Margibi, Grand Cape Mount, Gbarpolu, Bomi, Bong, Nimba, Sinoe, and Rivercess, among others.
Speaking during the event, the Chief Medical Officer of Liberia/ Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Catherine T. Cooper reflected on the revamping process of CRDF, highlighting the need for coordinated efforts in ensuring a smooth implementation, one that prioritizes the interest of all citizens.
Dr. Cooper further encouraged participants to critically review CRDF operations over the past year, with particular attention to ensuring the availability and affordability of medicines, promoting financial accountability, and improving access for communities across the country.
“We have done very well. We have been able to roll this out all over the country, even to the most remote facilities. But we need to ensure that the drugs are accessible to our communities, that they are affordable, and that what we intend to do does not serve as a deterrent to our citizens. We need to ensure financial accountability”.
Presenting the Journey and Progress of CRDF, Dr. Raphael O. Shamavu, Coordinator of CRDF at the Ministry of health highlighted the important role CRDF plays in addressing stock-out issues over the year, according to him, such review create opportunity for stakeholders to further strengthen implementation strategies for better health outcomes.
“A national review meeting of CRDF/CS schemes is important to bring together county health teams (CHTs), implementing health facilities, and relevant Central Ministry of Health Technical units to collectively assess progress, identify implementation gaps, strengthen accountability and agree on actions. This will improve the sustainability and effectiveness of the implementation of these schemes to improve health outcomes.” He added.
For his part, Grand Bassa County Superintendent, Hon. Karyou Johnson, in a welcome statement, expressed profound gratitude to the Ministry of Health for the initiative, noting that it has been instrumental in keeping the County Peaceful over the year.
”We are overwhelmed positively today as County to be the host of the CRDF, because we know the contribution the CRDF is bringing to the county, and the country at large, since this process started, our office is very peaceful, we are not receiving calls from the citizens that no drug is in the hospitals, so let t me say a very big thank you to the Ministry of Health for this intervention.” Hon. Johnson said.
The meeting provided a platform for health technicians and other stakeholders to review county-level performance and implementation of CRDF activities for 2025. The review featured detailed presentations on key thematic areas of CRDF operations and implementation.
Key areas discussed included the performance of the supply chain system in the implementation of CRDF, county performance and implementation status, and the contribution of CRDF to achieving key health interventions.
Participants also examined the role of the Community Revolving Drug Fund in supporting the Ministry of Health’s recently launched “365 Days to Fight Maternal and Newborn Mortality” initiative across the country.