Ganta, Dec. 17 -- For more than five years, the Esther and Jereline Koung Medical Center, the primary government hospital serving Ganta and surrounding rural communities, has operated without its own ambulance, severely hampering its ability to deliver timely emergency care.

In an interview at his office, the Hospital Administrator, Cyrus N. Yeanquoi, urgently appealed to the government for support.

"We are well-equipped with skilled doctors, modern facilities and a dedicated staff, but without an ambulance and a utility vehicle, our hands are tied," he said.

"Patients in critical condition suffer needlessly while we wait for help from other facilities,'' he stated.

"The hospital, a bustling hub in Liberia's Nimba County a region kno...