Liberia was devastated by the Ebola epidemic that swept across West Africa in 2014-15. But more than four years after the end of the outbreak, the country’s health system is still struggling to get back on its feet. Many public hospitals are out of drugs, and some don’t even have basic essentials like surgical gloves.
Joel Cholo Brooks is a Liberian journalist who previously worked for several international news outlets including the BBC African Service. He is the CEO of the Global News Network which publishes two local weeklies, The Star and The GNN-Liberia Newspapers. He is a member of the Press Union Of Liberia (PUL) since 1986, and several other international organizations of journalists, and is currently contributing to the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation as Liberia Correspondent.
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