Remembering Shacki: Liberia's Accidental Ebola Victim
Sixteen-year-old Shacki Kamara was an accidental victim of Ebola. He didn't die of the virus, but if the virus hadn't struck Liberia, he might still be alive.Kamara lived in West Point, a shantytown on...
View ArticleIn Liberia's Hard-Hit Lofa County, Ebola Continues To Take A Toll
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has hurt Liberia more than any other country. And within Liberia, no town has been hit harder than the primarily Muslim farming town of Barkedu, in Lofa County in the...
View ArticleFast-Moving Ebola Slows Down Liberia's Economy
Postwar Liberia had struggled back onto its feet in the past decade, after the civil war, and was just catching its collective breath when Ebola landed. One of the lasting effects of Ebola on the...
View ArticleGrieving But Grateful, Ebola Survivors In Liberia Give Back
Harrison Sakilla, a 39-year-old former teacher, can't stop smiling."I have to smile," he says. "I'm the first survivor for the case management center here from Ebola."Former patients like Sakilla,...
View ArticleMartha Zarway Of Monrovia: 'I'm A Doctor, So We Can't Run Away'
As U.S. troops begin arriving in Liberia to help contain the regional spread of Ebola, a physician in the capital is grappling with the virus upfront.Dr. Martha Zarway's life turned upside down when...
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