MONROVIA, Jan. 24 -- Liberia Monday joined the West Africa Health Care Federation. Liberia joined during the launch the Health care Federation of Liberia (HFL). The goal of the organization is to unify the private health sector in every country in order to collaborate to create an enabling environment for health care in the country.

The group is also a private sector counterpart for the Ministry of Health and other health bodies such as the West African Health Organization, the World Health Organization, amongst others.

Dr. Nicole Cooper, head of the organization, told reporters that the Health Care Federation will unite the private sector to ensure that the private sector collaborates with the public sector in implementing the national...