News outlets report on Liberia’s plans to increase the number of hospital beds for Ebola patients, while the general health care system continues to weaken.

Agence France-Presse: Liberia to provide 1,000 Ebola beds in overwhelmed capital
“Liberia announced plans Sunday for a four-fold increase in beds for Ebola patients in its overwhelmed capital Monrovia, as U.S. troops arrived to help tackle the deadly epidemic…” (Dosso, 9/21).

Washington Post: With Ebola crippling the health system, Liberians die of routine medical problems
“While the terrifying spread of Ebola has captured the world’s attention, it also has produced a lesser-known crisis: the near-collapse of the already fragile health care system here, a development that may be as dangerous — for now — as the virus for the average Liberian…” (Bernstein, 9/20).