The prevalence of HIV/AIDS is conservatively estimated to be around 8.2% and the lack of preventative healthcare information and services, such as care, support and counseling needs to be addressed urgently if the epidemic is to be prevented and controlled. Other factors, such as, the proliferation of commercialized sex, limited condom usage, stigma and misconceptions of proper healthcare, further contribute to the rapid spread of the AIDS disease.
Presently there is no national procurement policy for medical drugs and supplies, in Liberia, which would ensure their uninterrupted provisions. In addition, currently, there is a lack of a functioning comprehensive surveillance of vaccine-preventable and other diseases, which creates a difficult health care environment in Liberia, and also in most African countries.