High Schoolers Dreams Die in Rural Liberia; the County Prepares for Mpox and the EPA Cleans Up Our Air

In this episode:
The dreams of young rural Liberians die early because of a lack of high schools.  

Half of all stroke and heart disease deaths in Liberia are caused by air pollution. Liberia’s environmental protection agency takes its first steps to clean up our air.

Liberia’s  mpox  cases rise as the national public health institute confirms the deadly strain that has killed one thousand people in the DRC has not arrived.

Welcome to our program looking at the state of Liberian democracy. It’s a collaboration with frontpage Africa with reporting from journalists in the new narratives program. 

Funding for this podcast comes from the Swedish and US embassies in Liberia and the American Jewish World Service. See more of our collaborations with media in West Africa at www.newnarratives.org