Empowering Resilience

Aaron G. Buseh is an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Nursing. With expertise in nursing and public health, his instructional concentration is in the area of understanding the organization, financing, and delivery of health care in developed and developing countries. Professor Buseh holds a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Cuttington University College in Liberia, a Master of Public Health degree (MPH) and a Master of Science degree in nursing (MSN), both from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He earned his Ph.D. in nursing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Professor Buseh is the author of numerous refereed articles published in health and social sciences journals.

Part 1 Preface Part 2 Acknowledgements Chapter 3 Introduction and Overview Chapter 4 The Country Profile: Political, Economic, and Social Factors Chapter 5 Health Status of the Liberian Population: Critical Analyses and Priority Areas Chapter 6 Health Care in Liberia: Understanding Its Organization and Delivery Chapter 7 Financing Health Care Services in Liberia Chapter 8 Human Resource Development: A Crisis in the Prewar and Postwar Liberian Health Sector Chapter 9 The Role of Technology and Essential Pharmaceuticals in the Liberian Health Care System Chapter 10 Reviving the Intellectual Capital of Liberia to Inform the Rebuilding Process Chapter 11 Liberia's Health Care System: Framework for Reform in the Postwar Era Chapter 12 Epilogue Part 13 Bibliography Part 14 Index Part 15 About the Authors