Suspicion, anger and fear – an insight into the harsh reality of life at the epicentre of the Ebola crisis.
Liberia after Ebola: Turning midwives into surgeons
Liberian midwives are being trained as surgeons to assume the role of maternal health doctors killed by Ebola.
Published On 25 Jul 2016
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High-profile Liberian doctor dies and two American aid workers, including a physician, are infected as crisis deepens.
More than 2,600 people in West Africa have been killed by the virus, for which there is no known cure.
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