eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Public Health Research 2327-6703 2019-07-26 7 4 137 142 10.12691/ajphr-7-4-2 AJPHR2019742 article Lydia T. Cassell 1 Ayun Cassell ayuncasselliii@gmail.com 2 Department of Public Health, Cuttington University School of Graduate and Professional Studies, Monrovia Liberia Department of Surgery, Liberia College of Physicians and Surgeons, Monrovia Liberia Public Health disaster is a challenge worldwide. International consensus views emergencies as barriers to progress on the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Natural disasters, biological disasters, technological disasters and societal disasters have ravaged even the most prepared and developed nations. However, the emergency response is better when a strong public health preparedness system is established. The lack of these modalities in Africa makes disaster management impossible and devastating. Liberia as a developing nation is yet to accomplish a preplanned coordinated response due to the lack of resources, lack of expert and moreover the lack of accountability and quality control. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajphr/7/4/2/ajphr-7-4-2.pdf disaster emergency response preparedness public health