Doctors Without Borders (MSF) runs a project for people living with mental health and neurological conditions in Liberia. Opened in 2017, the project works to improve medical and psychosocial support for patients.  

We work in five health facilities in Montserrado County, in collaboration with Ministry of Health clinical staff. MSF psychologists work with neurologists and psychiatrists from the Ministry of Health to provide care on an outpatient basis to people with epilepsy and mental health conditions. Our team supports people with epilepsy to manage their symptoms, and offers diagnosis and treatment to mental health patients.  

Depending on the level of care required, we also organise referrals to general healthcare centres or the psychiatric hospital. In addition, our psychosocial support workers and health volunteers work with patients’ families and communities to address the social stigma endured by people who live with neurological and mental health conditions.  

The project implements our ‘people and patients as partners’ approach, which aims to actively involve patients in decision-making about their own care plan, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health.