Author: Tetee Gebro

In this series Tetee Gebro, senior reporter with Front Page Africa and New Narratives, examines what health experts call Liberia’s “next epidemic” and the barriers to helping Liberians retake control of their health. In 2018 Kulah Quaqua began her usual day waking up early, heading to her job as a nurse at a community health clinic with the Gbarpolu County Health team, tending to patients, and trying to squeeze in bites of food between shifts. She would grab a quick plate of rice or cassava, soaked in rich stews loaded with oil and meat, often washed down with a sugary…

In a three-part series Tetee Gebro, senior reporter with Front Page Africa and New Narratives, examines what health experts call Liberia’s “next epidemic” and the barriers to helping Liberians retake control of their health. Learn more here.

In a three-part series Tetee Gebro, senior reporter with Front Page Africa and New Narratives, examines what health experts call Liberia’s “next epidemic” and the barriers to helping Liberians retake control of their health. NEEZOE, Montserrado County —In 2018, William Pewu was living a regular life like most Liberians. The 54-year-old father of five ate a diet heavy in white rice and stews made from meat and oil. He rarely ate fresh fruit and vegetables. He drank beer almost every day at a bar he ran in his yard to earn extra income. He rarely had time for medical checkups…