Liberia: Pollution a Major Health Hazard in Liberia, Says a Visiting U.S.-Base Practitioners

A visiting US-base health practitioner has attributed the increase in cases of health problems experienced by Liberians to pollution.

Alice Howard who heads a delegation of medical doctors from the United States of America in Liberia on a humanitarian Mission explained that dust from moving vehicles and smoke from the burning of substances are among the major factors for the many serious health problems experienced by Liberians.

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