Liberia: Anesthetists On Strike At C.B. Dunbar Hospital Over Low Salaries

Amid nationwide protests by some public health workers in Liberia, operations at the government-run C.B. Dunbar Comprehensive Hospital in Gbarnga, Bong County, have come to a standstill as anesthetists strike over low salaries. This has forced surgical cases to be redirected to neighboring facilities and has resulted in reported fatalities.

According to the Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Arthur Jones Wuoh, the hospital’s anesthetists have been off duty for nearly two weeks, demanding salary…