A big news story emerged last week in Monrovia, at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center, the nation’s biggest hospital. What has surfaced is news of a criminal syndicate at JFK, which has managed to defraud the health facility of about US$500,000.
OP-ED: We are the Very Limits of the Rule of Law We Like to Complain About
A few months ago, I travelled through central Rwanda in a coterie of Ugandan residents who for two days endlessly praised the Rwandan government for their clean and organised streets and the country’s zero tolerance for corruption.
OP-ED: Regaining the People’s Trust in the Health System: What Will It Take?
Community engagement helped turn the tide of Ebola, and will be critical in combatting this latest outbreak.
OP-ED: Better Health System for Better Health Outcome for the People of Liberia
The Ebola devastation of 2014-2015 in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea exposed the fragile health systems of the region. According to the US Center for Disease Control, over the period of the crisis, Liberia had 10,675 cases and reported about 4,809 deaths. Sierra Leone had over 14,124 cases and reported 3,956 deaths. Guinea had 3,805 cases and reported 2,536 deaths. Nigeria had 20 cases and reported 8 deaths.
OP-ED: A Story of Love from Rivercess
Her white and pink striped shirt draped over her left shoulder like an oversized curtain. As she sat on her mother’s lap, Love stared up at the stethoscopes hung around our necks. She had the apprehension you’d expect to see in the eyes of an infant with four strangers by her bedside.
OP-ED: Work-Life Balance in the 21st Century
Numerous times we hear life, business, or executive coaches speak about maintaining work-life balance. I often ask myself, “What is this balance? Can a balance be struck between two critical spheres of our lives?â€
OP-ED: Take Advantage of Vaccinations
Over the last year in Liberia, hundreds of children have come down with measles — a disease that is preventable with a simple vaccination.
OP-ED: Five Commonsense Strategies for Trumping Donald J. Trump
American presidential politics is followed worldwide. In Liberia, a country with strong historical ties to the United States, many people are wondering why anti-Trump forces have been unable to take him down through their attacks and efforts to stop him.