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Liberian health unions demand jobs plan for volunteers

By , based on The Liberian Investigator

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Liberia’s main health trade unions are challenging the sector’s 2027 budget, arguing that almost all of the $3.14 million increase in staff pay could be absorbed by doctors, pharmacists and specialists. In a joint statement on 10 November 2026, they called on the Ministry of Health for a transparent, funded and time-bound employment plan for volunteers, some of whom have worked for 15 years without permanent positions, The Liberian Investigator reports.

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