News

07 May Two new admissions and 2 readmissions in April

During the month of April, the Maria Josefa Recio Mental Rehabilitation Unit has been quite busy. We added two new women to the center, bringing the total number of women currently residing here to 16. Two other former patients were readmitted, and no new patients were discharged.

04 Apr Activities: music, exercise, sewing, relaxation, bakery…

A significant part of the therapeutic activity that we carry out in the Mental Health Unit of the San Benito Menni Health Center in Monrovia is based on the realization of activities that, besides having a ludic or entertainment component for our patients, help them...

02 Apr Two re-admissions in March

The month of March brought the readmission of two patients who had already stayed at our mental health unit, but no new admissions. Nevertheless, we have implemented outpatient care, 56 former patients have passed their monthly follow-up visit and 8 patients have been visited by...

29 Mar The Lilathon raises €5,640 for We Are Like You

Nearly six thousand women —5,640— registered to run between March 5 and 8 the Lilathon race , which annually promotes equality and empowerment of women; and the same amount in euros has been contributed by the organization to our We Are Like You initiative, which seeks the rehabilitation and empowerment of women with mental illness in Liberia (Africa).

01 Mar One admission and one readmission in January and February

In the first two months of the year, activity at the Maria Josefa Recio Mental Health Unit of the Saint Benedict Menni Health Center of Monrovia continues, although the movement of admissions and discharges is slowing down, as has been the case since the beginning of the Covid pandemic.

30 Jan Lilaton women´s 5K run will give its “charity euro” over to We Are Like You

Lilaton, a well-known 5K run for women in San Sebastian, has chosen We Are Like You as the destiny for its "charity euro" this year.

26 Jan The Nuncio visits our center

During the Christmas celebration, the Centre received a courtesy visit from the office of the Very. Rev. Fr Dagoberto Campos Salas, the Nuncio of the Catholic church to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Gambia ,who was accompanied by Rev.Fr. Dennis Nimene, secretary general of the Bishop’s...

02 Jan Balance: half of the patients, at home and stable

2020 was a tricky year for the Maria Josefa Recio Unit, which serves women with mental illness and intellectual disability at the St. Benedict Menni Health Center in Monrovia, Liberia. The pandemic caused by Covid-19 made our activity difficult, forcing us —as in many other...