MONROVIA, Nov. 12 -- The Health Workers' Union of Liberia has demanded a minimum monthly take-home salary of US$500 for degree-holding nurses and midwives, the immediate employment of more than 3,800 volunteer health workers and the passage of the long-delayed National Public Health Law.

By Emmanuel Weedee-Conway

The Union also warned that it could take unspecified action if the government fails to address its demands, escalating pressure on the administration of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai over the welfare and working conditions of healthcare professionals.

Speaking at a news conference in Monrovia on Tuesday, November 10, the organization accused the Government of Liberia of neglecting and marginalizing nurses, midwives, physician ...