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Heart Disease, Stroke and Diabetes Reach Crisis Levels; 3500 USAID teaching scholarships cut and poverty rises in rural Liberia

 In this episode..A silent killer is stalking Liberians. Heart disease, stroke, diabetes and other so called non communicable diseases are reaching crisis levels. Experts say awareness campaigns are needed.

Thousands of teachers pursuing degrees in education are ejected from us aid- funded scholarships. Experts say Liberia’s school children will lose out again. 

And.. as the World Bank reports that poverty in rural Liberia has risen to 4 in every 5 people, experts warn the same inequality that led to war risks playing out again. 

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Support for this podcast came from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the European Union. (Until September 2026, the program was supported by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and American Jewish World Service.)

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