HIV Medications Now Available at Community Pharmacies Across Liberia
Medical officers inspect a clinic at Camp Tubman in Gbarnga, Bong County (file photo, 2026), illustrative of health facilities in Liberia, not of a specific pharmacy named in this story. Photo: U.S. Army National Guard / Sgt. Theodosius Santalov, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
The Liberia Pharmacy Board has launched a Direct Delivery Service Program allowing HIV patients to collect medication from designated community pharmacies instead of relying solely on health facilities, officials say.
The Liberia Pharmacy Board has launched a program making HIV medications available at designated community pharmacies, a shift from the previous system in which patients could only collect their drugs at health facilities.
Dr. Menmon P.Z. Dunah, CEO of the Liberia Pharmacy Board, announced the Direct Delivery Service Program at a Ministry of Information press briefing on September 30, saying it "allows patients to collect their medicines at designated intervals without relying solely on health facilities." The initiative involves the Pharmacy Board, the National AIDS Control Program and the Global Fund, though the number of participating pharmacies and the specific medications covered were not detailed.
Officials say the change is intended to improve treatment adherence and continuity of care for people living with HIV, many of whom face long travel times or waiting periods at crowded health facilities to refill chronic prescriptions. The program is also expected to ease pressure on hospitals and clinics by shifting routine medication pickups to community-level providers.
To safeguard the new distribution channel, inspectors are carrying out nationwide compliance checks on participating pharmacies to verify proper medicine handling, storage conditions and qualified personnel.
Liberia Today will follow up on the rollout of the program and its reach across the country's counties.