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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When Ebola takes away the ability to touch, you have to reinvent the language of compassion. MONROVIA, Liberia — Back in August, I was…
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Also true: No one knows exactly how many there are. Why is it so hard to count in a public health crisis? Jina Moore…
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The health workers in Liberia’s Ebola wards want more equitable hazard pay and more timely salaries. Liberia’s health minister says they’re welcome to stay…
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Some health care workers think newly announced hazard pay is too low. They say they’re giving the government until Friday to make a change….
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There are hundreds of bits of data behind the apocalyptic estimate from the Centers for Disease Control, but just one of them drove the…
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Liberians have been sounding the alarm for weeks. Why has real action on Ebola been so slow? MONROVIA, Liberia — Every day, 25 volunteers…
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Everyone is afraid of the dead, so the funeral business is slow. MONROVIA, Liberia — It’s late in the afternoon, and there are plenty…
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The facility shut its doors after its top doctor died, but now it’s bringing babies into the world by the dozen. MONROVIA, Liberia —…
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Nobody asked Jonathan Enders to turn his school’s kitchen into a cafeteria for Ebola’s first responders. It simply needed to be done. MONROVIA, Liberia…
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