MONROVIA, January 12 (LINA)-The Speaker of the House of Representatives, J. Alexander Tyler, has emphasized the need for the passage of bills that were not passed during the 3rd Session of the 53rd National Legislature.
Tyler said the outstanding bills include An Act to ratify the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, the Protocol to the Convention on the prevention and Combating of Terrorism, African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced persons in Africa, An Act to ratify the Convention of the African Energy Commission and An Act to ratify the African Charter of Development, Elections and Governance.
According to the Liberia News Agency, the Speaker made the call Monday during programs marking the official opening of the 4th Session of the 53rd National Legislature at the Capitol Building in Monrovia following its annual break.
“Distinguished Colleagues, although we labored long and late many days and passed a number of notable and super bills, many more still remain in committee rooms, craving your timely consideration. We long to see them given you due attention, vetted properly and put on the floor for discussion and probable passage”, he stressed.
It can be recalled that during programs marking the end of the 3rd Session in December 2014, Tyler announced that the House had passed a total of 50 bills including 13 Executive Bills, concurred with eight Executive Bills and six Senate Bills as well as passed 19 of its own introduced bills.
Tyler also disclosed that the Lower House was able to pass three Resolutions.
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Health-Ebola-Survivor
ELWA 3 Discharges the 500th Ebola Survivor
MONROVIA, January 12 (LINA) - The ELWA 3 Ebola Management Centre in Paynesville, Monrovia has discharged the 500th recovered patient, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) which runs the center has announced.
The recovered patient, John Mulbah, from Soul Clinic Community, was admitted to ELWA 3 on Christmas Eve after contracting the virus from his wife, who he cared for while she was ill.
Mulbah was released on Sunday, January 4, his 33rd birthday, an MSF release said.
There is currently no treatment or cure for Ebola but patients benefit from a variety of standard supportive therapies at ELWA 3, including oral and IV rehydration treatment, anti-malarial medication, antibiotics, multivitamins and individualized treatment for the symptoms of Ebola like fever, diarrhea vomiting and body pains.
Patients also benefit from the emotional support of family visits. Both family and friends are able to come and visit their loved ones in a specially designed visitors’ area and are supported by the psycho-social team while they do so.
An important part of treatment for Ebola is proper nutrition, which helps put a patient’s body in the best condition to fight the virus. All patients at ELWA 3 receive a proper meal, three times a day, as well as juice and biscuits.
“I was eating, on time, three times a day and I was taking lots of medicine,” says John. “Some people outside are scared of the medicine but that medicine is the reason why I am going home today.”
After discharge, John was taken home by two MSF health promoters, who serve a vital role in informing the community about the virus and helping survivors reintegrate into their community.
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