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“Next Epidemic” of Heart Disease, Diabetes, Mental Health and Cancers Can Be Prevented Says WHO Representative, But it Needs a Nationally Coordinated Approach

Across the country, experts are raising the alarm about the growing number of Liberians becoming sick and dying from so called non-comminable diseases like diabetes, heart disease and stroke.Experts say the greatest tragedy is that they are preventable with the right information and lifestyle changes.But in part two of this series on the crisis, Tetee…

Tetee Gebro
Radio

Hunger on The Rise in Liberia, According to Latest Global Hunger Index

Hunger in Liberia is “serious” according to the latest Global Hunger Index.The number of malnourished people has risen to two in every fiveChild “stunting”, death and wasting has not improved in eight yearsGovernment rejects findings and commits to increasing food production as you will hear in this report by Cyrus Harmon, New Narratives’ senior correspondent….

Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon
Radio

3500 Teaching Scholarships Ended with US Cuts; Experts Say Cuts Will Hurt Efforts to Lift Low Skill Level of Liberia’s Teachers

This month’s shock cancellation of almost all foreign aid by the incoming administration of President Donald Trump has students and teachers across Liberia shellshocked. The US government has made substantial investments in Liberia’s education sector over the years spending hundreds of millions of dollars. Though experts say the education system is still largely dysfunctional, defenders…

King Brown
Radio

Flood Victims Angry as Disaster Agency Aid Vanishes and No Help Arrives Six Months After Floods

Flood impacted communities in Liberia say they feel abandoned by government.They have accused the Disaster Management Agency staff of stealing aid en route.As Eric Opa Duoe, New Narratives’ senior correspondent reports, experts say much more needs to be done to protect communities as climate change makes rainy seasons more deadly. New Narratives’ Eric Opa Doue…

Eric Opa Doue
Radio

Radio: As Survey Finds Liberians Among the World’s Biggest Worriers, Experts Warn Stress Is Driving the Rise in Chronic Diseases Especially Among Women

A new global report ranks Liberia among the top ten countries where people experience the most sadness and worry. Experts say women make up most of the number. As reporter Tetee Gebro tells us in this collaboration with Okay FM, women are carrying the heaviest burden caught between survival and stress in a country still…

Tetee Gebro and Joyclyn Wea
Okay FM