At a time when the World Health Organization has labeled Liberia as having the second-worst rate of road traffic deaths in sub-Saharan Africa, the country’s officials appear to not be doing enough to address the public health crisis.
Liberia Loses US$1,000 for Every Highway Accident
While the human cost of accidents is familiar to most, there is another cost that Liberian taxpayers bear after every accident – the cost of cleaning up and restoring the roadway.