Liberians With the Most Dangerous Job in the World Forced to Sign Away Their Rights
November 5, 2014 Exclusive: “If you are in the [Ebola] unit and, God forbid, something happens to you, nobody is responsible for it.” The…
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Ebola is Killing Women in Far Greater Numbers Than Men
August 20, 2014 Health officials estimate 75% of Ebola deaths are women. Here’s why. MONROVIA — Ebola is killing Kona Kupee, who loved her…
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How Ebola Can Kill You Even When You Don’t Have Ebola
August 18, 2014 Muhammed Sheriff’s pregnant sister didn’t have Ebola, but you could say Ebola killed her.
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World Health Organization Says Ebola Outbreak Wasn’t Taken Seriously
August 5, 2014 Five months after the start of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, global response measures are beginning to be scaled up….
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Nobody’s Sure Why a Promising Ebola Drug Trial Ended
The company producing the new Ebola treatment suddenly pulled out of Liberia, leaving researchers confused. NAIROBI — A year after the onset of the…
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This is the Most Hopeful Ebola Image You’ve Ever Seen
Liberia is this close to the end of its Ebola epidemic. The World Health Organization won’t officially declare the end of an Ebola outbreak…
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Liberia’s Nurses Find Brilliant Ways To Bring Back Basic Health Care
For months, most clinics and hospitals in Liberia have been closed because of the Ebola crisis. But that hasn’t stopped dedicated health workers from…
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What Liberia Can Teach the US About Quarantines
They don’t really work. And there are much better, more proven ways to fight Ebola. Jina Moore reports for BuzzFeed News from Liberia. MONROVIA,…
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What Will the Ancestors Think If You Burn a Body in Liberia?
Ebola has turned dead bodies into public health threats in Liberia. But dealing with death is also about grief, loss and long-held beliefs about…
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Isaac Is Not Your Ebola Hero
Ebola killed his family, stole his friends, and forced him to burn his house and everything inside it. But Isaac is not a symbol. He is a man whose life is a reminder that at every turn, Ebola resists the heroic narrative arc.
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