# John F. Kennedy Medical Center, Monrovia

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## TL;DR

A government hospital in Monrovia with an oncology unit that diagnoses and treats cancer and gives chemotherapy and supportive care.

## Summary

The hospital's oncology page describes a unit dedicated to diagnosing and treating cancer, administering chemotherapy and other treatments, with pain management, nutritional support, counselling and palliative care. The page also lists radiation therapy among the treatments; the Ministry of Health said in October 2025 that Liberia's radiotherapy centre was still to be built, and IAEA DIRAC lists no radiotherapy centre in the country. The acting head of the hospital's oncology unit spoke at the ministry's 2025 breast cancer campaign launch. The hospital also runs schools of nursing, physician assistants and laboratory technology.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-11
- Also known as: JFK Medical Center; JFK Hospital; JFKMC
- City: Monrovia, LR
- Type: hospital
- Website: https://jfkmc.gov.lr/

## Sources

- JFK Medical Center: Oncology: https://jfkmc.gov.lr/oncology/
- Ministry of Health, Liberia: breast cancer awareness launch (1 October 2025): https://moh.gov.lr/news/2025/moh-launches-breast-cancer-awarenesswith-new-focus-on-early-detection-and-treatment/
- IAEA DIRAC: directory of radiotherapy centres: https://dirac.iaea.org/Data/CountriesLight

## Connected records

- institutions: [Ministry of Health, Liberia](https://onco.cc/institutions/liberia-ministry-of-health/)

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