Monrovia, May 20 -- A preliminary oversight report from the Liberian Senate's Joint Committee on Health has revealed disturbing conditions at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Medical Center (JFK), the country's largest referral hospital.

By Obediah Johnson, obediah.johnson@frontpageafricaonline.com

The findings point to widespread infrastructural and operational challenges, worsened by the cessation of foreign aid and strained national resources.

Senator Dabah Varpilah, Chair of the Senate Health Committee and a member of the Unity Party, presented the verbal report during a regular Senate session. According to her, a recent tour by committee members exposed that dozens of patients in the hospital's emergency ward were being treated while...