Suspicion, anger and fear – an insight into the harsh reality of life at the epicentre of the Ebola crisis.
From: The CURE
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.
25 Jul 2016
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