Rebels have pledged to turn over the port to a West African peacekeeping force, whose first members arrived Monday at the airport, 50km east of Monrovia. But with the force still days from even beginning to patrol Monrovia, it is unclear when that will happen.
"What we want most especially is security," said Dr. Lily Samvee of St. Joseph's Catholic Hospital. "Even if we get supplies, without security, we won't be able to work."
With little public transportation, staff walk kilometers to get to work, braving gunfire and mortar barrages. Others are cut off entirely by the fighting.
Nurse Hannah Zayee, 44, has been working 48-hour shifts to help keep John F. Kennedy running.
"We need peace," she said. "It is the innocent people who are dying."
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