Public Health Initiative Liberia

What Public Health Initiative Liberia does

Public Health Initiative Liberia (PHIL) is a Liberian non-governmental organization headquartered in Paynesville that delivers community-based public health programs across six to nine counties including Bomi, Nimba, Bassa, Rivercess, Bong, Margibi, Montserrado, and Grand Cape Mount. Founded and led by Executive Director Joyce L. Kilikpo Jarwolo, the organization operates with 18 full-time staff and 28 professional volunteers, delivering services through community health committees, mothers' clubs, peer educator networks, and a mobile clinic branded the Y-Choice Market Place. Its programmatic portfolio covers Integrated Community Based Health Service Delivery (immunization, antenatal care, family planning, malaria/HIV/TB prevention, nutrition), Sexual and Reproductive Health via the Y-Choice initiative, Non-Communicable Disease prevention including cervical and breast cancer screening using Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid and C3 Cold Coagulation, Water Hygiene and Sanitation Promotion with menstrual health focus, Accountability in Health Care, and Research and Advocacy.

PHIL does not sell a technology product; its underlying operational platform is a mobile clinic logistics model integrated with national Liberian health information systems including DHIS2, iHRIS, MPDSR, JISS, LMIS, LIS, and IDSR, with data coordination handled by a Strategic Information Officer. The organization has no mobile application, no public API, and no proprietary AI/ML capability.

PHIL is funded entirely through grants from international institutional donors — primarily USAID under the Local Health Solutions (LHS) Project, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) since February 2025 for a primary health care and immunization financing advocacy project, and the Orange Foundation for cervical and breast cancer outreach targeting 5,000 women. All health services are delivered free of charge to end beneficiaries, who are predominantly low-income Liberian women, youth, and children; PHIL therefore has no pricing model, no paying customers, and no disclosed revenue figure.

Name

Public Health Initiative Liberia

Legal name

Public Health Initiative Liberia

Website

https://philiberia.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Public Health Initiative Liberia (PHIL) is a Liberian NGO delivering community-based public health programs — including immunization, sexual and reproductive health, cervical/breast cancer screening, and WASH — across nine counties, funded by USAID, GHAI, and the Orange Foundation and serving low-income women, youth, and children.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Public Health Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Community-Based Preventive & Health Promotion Clinics (HLAFAGAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Departments (HLAJAAAN), Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) & Mental Health Programs (BPADAIAK), Non-Communicable Disease Prevention & Chronic Disease Programs (BPAIAJAI)

Keywords

• Community health services
• Public health advocacy
• Sexual reproductive health
• Non-communicable disease screening
• Water sanitation hygiene

Headquarters

HQ city

Paynesville

HQ country

Liberia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. USAID-funded Local Health Solutions Project: Implementation funding from USAID for the Local Health Solutions (LHS) activity focused on enhancing Liberian health system functions to deliver improved quality health services. Covers 5 expected results including decentralized health governance, quality health services, health financing mechanisms, transparency, and local organization capacity building.
2. Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) Grant: Funding received in February 2025 from GHAI to implement project strengthening legislative, health sector stakeholders, and CSO network for sustainable budget advocacy toward primary health care and immunization financing in Liberia.
3. Orange Foundation Funding: Funding from Orange Foundation to support cervical and breast cancer outreach programs targeting women across Liberia.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PHIL is a non-governmental organization delivering community-based public health programs across Liberia. It provides integrated community health services including immunization, antenatal care, family planning, disease prevention, sexual and reproductive health education, cervical and breast cancer screening, WASH promotion, and health policy advocacy. The organization operates mobile health clinics, peer educator networks, and partnerships with 28 health facilities across six counties.

Product overview

Public Health Initiative Liberia (PHIL) is a non-governmental organization offering community-focused public health programs rather than a technology product. Its core portfolio includes six integrated health programs: Integrated Community Based Health Service Delivery (supporting CHCs and mothers clubs for immunization, antenatal care, and disease prevention), Accountability in Health Care (transparency initiatives), Water, Hygiene & Sanitation Promotion (WASH advocacy with menstrual health focus), Research and Advocacy (policy influence through community voices), Sexual and Reproductive Health Program (Y-Choice Initiative with peer education and mobile clinics), and Non-Communicable Diseases Prevention (screening for hypertension, diabetes, and cancers). Additionally, PHIL implements donor-funded projects including the Local Health Solutions (LHS) Project funded by USAID and the Liberia Immunization and PHC Financing Advocacy Project funded by GHAI. The organization operates across six counties (Bomi, Nimba, Bassa, Rivercess, Bong, and Margibi) with 18 full-time staff and 28 professional volunteers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Y-Choice (Youth Choice Initiative): A flagship program to promote youth access to sexual and reproductive education, information and services in and out of school. Engages with youth through peer-to-peer education, community engagement, and linking youth to health services via mobile clinics.
• Y-Choice Market Place

Products and services

• Integrated Community Based Health Service Delivery Works with community structures (Community Health Committees and mothers clubs) to empower communities with skills and information to improve health outcomes, focusing on routine immunization, antenatal visits, facility-based delivery, family planning, malnutrition prevention, and disease prevention (malaria, HIV, TB).
• Accountability in Health Care Promotes transparency and accountability in healthcare delivery to improve health outcomes in Liberia.
• Water, Hygiene & Sanitation Promotion Promotes awareness and advocacy for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in communities, households, schools, markets, and health facilities, with focus on Menstrual Health and Hygiene needs for women and girls.
• Research and Advocacy Uses research to influence policies through amplifying community voices using a human rights-based approach to health in Liberia.
• Sexual and Reproductive Health Program (Youth Choice Initiative / Y-Choice) Flagship youth program promoting youth access to sexual and reproductive education, information, and services through peer-to-peer engagement, mobile clinic (Y-Choice Market Place), and community engagement. Targets 2,768 youth in Montserrado, Nimba, Bassa, Rivercess, Cape Mount, and Bong counties.
• Non-Communicable Diseases Prevention Provides awareness and screening services for Non-Communicable Diseases including Hypertension, Diabetes, Cervical and Breast Cancers, with focus on prevention and linking communities to care and treatment.
• Cervical and Breast Cancer Outreach Targeted outreach to reach 5,000 women with breast and cervical cancer screening services across Bassa, Montserrado, Margibi, and Nimba counties, funded by Orange Foundation. Uses Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA), mobile colposcopy, C3 Cold Coagulation for pre-cancerous lesion treatment, and clinical breast examination.
• Local Health Solutions (LHS) Project USAID-funded activity to enhance Liberian health system functions to sustainably deliver improved quality health services. Focuses on decentralized health governance, improved quality of health services, sustainable health financing mechanisms, transparency and accountability, and supporting local Liberian organizations.
• Liberia Immunization and PHC Financing Advocacy Project GHAI-funded project aimed at strengthening legislative, health sector stakeholders, and CSO network for sustainable budget advocacy toward primary health care and immunization financing in Liberia.

Quantifiable outcome

• Screened 2,292 women (ages 21-65) for cervical and breast cancer from January-June 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Government of Liberia / Ministry of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPHIL works with the Ministry of Health to align interventions with National Health Policy and contributes to achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. Collaborates with County Health Teams (CHT) and District Health Teams (DHT) for implementation of health programs.
• County Health Teams (CHT) and District Health Teams (DHT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPHIL works with county and district health teams for implementation of integrated health services, health facility support, and monitoring and evaluation activities at subnational level.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Liberia: MSF is a global humanitarian medical organization with intermittent operations in Liberia. Comparable in clinical service delivery to underserved populations, though significantly larger in scale and not a community-empowerment model.
• UNICEF Liberia: UNICEF Liberia supports national immunization, maternal/child health, and adolescent health programs. Comparable in advocacy, immunization financing, and adolescent SRH work, though as a much larger UN agency.

Direct peers

• Amref Health Africa: Amref Health Africa is a large African NGO that delivers community health, SRH, and NCD programs in multiple countries. Comparable in mission, mobile community health delivery model, and donor-funded program structure.
• Partners In Health Liberia: Partners In Health operates in Liberia alongside the Ministry of Health to deliver integrated health services in underserved counties. Comparable to PHIL in mission, country footprint, and facility-based service delivery combined with community outreach.
• Health Poverty Action: Health Poverty Action runs community-led health programs in marginalized communities globally, including West Africa. Comparable in community empowerment approach, primary care focus, and donor-funded program delivery.
• Last Mile Health: Last Mile Health is a Liberia-anchored NGO that recruits, trains, and equips community health workers to deliver primary care in remote areas. It is the most directly comparable peer: same country footprint, same community-led delivery model, and same donor ecosystem (USAID among others).
• Plan International Liberia: Plan International Liberia delivers SRH, adolescent health, and community empowerment programs in Liberia. Comparable to PHIL's Y-Choice program given their shared focus on youth SRH, peer education, and community engagement.
• Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) Liberia: CHAI works with the Government of Liberia on health systems strengthening, including community health, NCDs, and SRH. Directly comparable to PHIL in terms of donor-funded health systems work, MoH partnership, and advocacy role.
• BRAC Liberia: BRAC Liberia implements community health, microfinance, and education programs through a network of community-based staff and volunteers. Comparable in its use of community health structures, peer promoters, and donor-funded programmatic model.

Regional players

• African ActionAid: African ActionAid operates community health, women's rights, and WASH programs across West Africa. Comparable in women's health and WASH programming, but with a broader regional rather than country-focused footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/public-health-initiative-liberia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Public Health Initiative Liberia