Implementing a Basic Package of Health Services in post-conflict Liberia: Perceptions of key stakeholders

► Qualitative study on implementing the Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) in Liberia, conducted July-October 2010. ► Sexual and reproductive health services used as a tracer and Lipsky's work as a theoretical framework. ► Limited understanding of the BPHS by health workers contributed to negative perceptions towards it. ► Differences in perceptions by health workers and policy makers imply communication gaps may undermine BPHS implementation. ► The findings can be used to help realise more fully the potential benefits offered by the BPHS in Liberia.