The Ministry of Health and partners have announced plans seeking to end the growing wave of Mpox across the country by the end of 2026.
The announcement was made Friday, November 7, 2025 in Congo Town, outside Monrovia, by Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Catherine T. Cooper.
Dr. Cooper during a press conference said the purpose of the conference was to provide an update on the status of the Mpox situation in Liberia to enable the public better understand and support the efforts of the government in ending the outbreak by 2026.
She said as of the most recent reporting period- November 3, 2025, Liberia has recorded a total of 2,447 suspected cases of Mpox, reflecting ongoing transmission across the 15 counties, affecting 65 out of 98 health districts and of these suspected cases, 2309 samples have tested and 1,308 cases have been laboratory confirmed, reflecting a cumulative positivity rate of 56.6%, which she said indicates significant ongoing community transmission.
“The Ministry of Health/PHIL, in collaboration with relevant partners, continues to implement enhanced surveillance, laboratory testing, and case management measures to control the spread of the infection and currently, there are 148 active Mpox cases under monitoring and clinical care in designated Infectious disease hospital, treatment Isolation facilities, and home-based care settings of these, Montserrado accounts for 57% affecting Bushrod, Commonwealth, Central Monrovia.