Liberia

Europe had many driving forces behind starting Imperialism in Africa. The European country wanted to take their power over to Africa, they wanted nationalism, profit, and lastly they wanted to explore new cultures and hopefully spread their culture to other areas of the world. Nationalism is very important, it helped gain control and spread power from one area to another. Europe had many reasons to want to gain control, they would become larger and have competition with other countries…

resources, and cultural reasons. Political competition had a major role in the Europeans taking control of parts of Africa. Seven European countries held African colonies by 1914. France and Britain were the two biggest winners in the race. Liberia and Ethiopia were the only two African countries to remain independent. This shows that Europeans were greedy for power. Resources were also a main part of Europe's drive behind taking control of Africa. Britain gained countries…

1858 is the year! This year can only mean one thing, some people in the South are about to get a wide awaken. In my case Abraham Lincoln was bad emancipator. Lincoln was not the “Great Emancipator” because according to his own words he says “Free them (slaves), and make them politically our equals? My own feelings will not admit of this; and if mine would , we well know that those of the great mass of white people will not… We cannot, then make them African Americans equals.” When it comes to…

2015), The virus was first discovered in 1976 near the Ebola river in Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly known as Zaire). The outbreak of EVD occurred across Africa which researcher believed that bats are the likely reservoir of the virus. “Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea in West Africa have experienced the largest Ebola epidemic in history” (Nursingworld 2015). EVD can be transmitted through direct contact with blood or bodily fluids of a person with EVD or, via contact with…

Hand hygiene became the cornerstone of strategy because it is simple, standardized, cost-efficient, and based on solid scientific evidence (Wilkinson & Treas, 2011, p. 423) to prevent the spread of infection. However, as simple as hand washing can still have complications like compliance and adherence in daily nursing practice that resulted to an extensive struggle. One study have shown that the “main challenge is to ensure implementation of and compliance with the evidenced-based…

Imperialism is the practice of expanding beyond a country’s natural borders for the purpose of military expansion, political gain, raw materials, and nationalism. However, not everyone agreed with the imperialistic views. There were those who believed it had proper ideals, while others believed it promoted the wrong principles of democracy. Imperialism especially affected the people of Africa, India, and Korea. Economic gain is most often related as an increase in jobs. The imperialists of…

The years 1750 through 1900 are often considered the Age of Imperialism. Within this time period, Europe and, to a lesser extent, the United States dominated the globe. Unlike today, though, such domination came not from diplomatic relations but rather either direct control or large influence of countries. Because of the prevalence of direct imperialism, spheres of influence, and economic domination, imperialism was the dominant political force of the world through the 18th and 20th centuries.…

medical arm of the organization. One significant function of World Medical Mission is to staff mission hospitals, from Latin America to Oceania, with Christian medical professionals such as physicians and dentists. From a general surgeon need in Liberia, to an OB/GYN need in Honduras, World Medical Mission provides a variety of medical specialties to cover as much as the developing world population as possible (“World Medical Mission”). With Sub-Saharan countries suffering with less than one…

Former army corporal Foday Sankoh and his Revolutionary United Front (RUF – small rebel group) begin campaigning against President Momoh, and begun capturing towns on the border with Liberia (BBC 2017). The RUF were accompanied by Liberian soldiers from the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) and mercenaries from Burkina Faso. On the side of the Sierra Leone government were troop from both Nigeria and Guinean. By 1991 the RUF had controlled much of the southern diamond rich areas…

Democratic Republic of the Congo(149 cases, mortality 25%). However, in March the largest and deadliest outbreak in history began in multiple countries in West Africa ( Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria, and Senegal). the burden of the disease has been primarily associated with Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia where there was widespread transmission. What has made the this outbreak extraordinary, this is the first time Ebola has been imported to other parts of the world: Spain, United…