Liberia

Ebola In Remote Liberia, Through The Eyes Of A Local Health Worker

1:10pm November 25, 2014

by Hannah Bloch

Amid hopeful news from Liberia of dwindling numbers of Ebola cases, an outbreak of the disease started late last month in a remote part of the country. Health worker Lorenzo Dorr gives us an update.

A woman enters the Ebola treatment center at the Island Hospital outside of Monrovia, Liberia, Oct. 6. She said she was bleeding heavily from a miscarriage and was turned away from other clinics in the city.

Dangerous Deliveries: Ebola Leaves Moms And Babies Without Care

11:24am November 24, 2014

by Michaeleen Doucleff

When a pregnant woman catches Ebola, the fetus and amniotic fluid are flooded with the virus. The ripple effects of these dangerous deliveries could be more catastrophic than Ebola itself.

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Spanish police block animal rights activists protesting Wednesday outside the apartment building of the Spanish nurse who contracted Ebola in the city of Alcorcon, outside Madrid.

Spanish Nurse Says She Reported Her Ebola Symptoms Several Times

11:16am November 18, 2014

by Scott Neuman

A Spanish-language newspaper reports that Teresa Romero Ramos told authorities on three separate occasions before her quarantine that she had a fever.

Mourners at graveside internment. Maryland County, Liberia, 1983.

Liberians Meet Death With Flowers, Trumpets And Cameras

3:07pm November 13, 2014

by Eleanor Klibanoff

To understand why Liberians have had a hard time changing their funeral practices in the age of Ebola, first you must understand their tender and celebratory traditions.

Medical workers will test the effectiveness of three new potential Ebola therapies at clinics run by the nongovernmental organization Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders).

Health & Safety

3 Potential Ebola Therapies To Be Tested; Liberia Lifts Emergency

12:55pm November 13, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Two of the therapies that medical teams plan to start testing next month involve antiviral drugs. Meanwhile, in Liberia, the president has lifted a state of emergency.

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A mom at the Community Clinic in Louisiana Township, about 15 miles from Monrovia, says all of her children have been vaccinated.

Ebola Is Keeping Kids From Getting Vaccinated In Liberia

10:12am November 10, 2014

by Jon Hamilton

The rate for routine vaccinations of babies used to be 97 percent. Now the figure is 27 percent. Blame it on the rippling effects of the outbreak.

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Mariama and Fomba Kanneh play in an open space in Barkedu, Liberia. With schools closed across the country, many kids spend their time playing outside every day.

Ebola Today Could Mean Illiteracy Tomorrow In West Africa

10:05am November 10, 2014

by Jon Hamilton

Millions of children aren't going to school because of Ebola. The fear is that some kids will never return to class. For others, the time off means putting their career dreams on hold.

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Siatta Scott Johnson (at right), who has guided NPR journalists through Liberia and its lingo, advises two girls on how best to carry bananas and bread.

World News

From 'Big Jues' To 'Tay-Tay Water,' A Quick Guide To Liberian English

3:12pm November 07, 2014

by Michaeleen Doucleff

An NPR reporter found that Liberian English is ... kind of like English and kind of like nothing you've heard before. Just stick an "o" at the end of a phrase if you're happy, and you're on your way.

Air Force personnel put up tents to house a 25-bed, U.S.-built hospital for Liberian health workers sick with Ebola in Monrovia, Liberia's capital. The hospital is scheduled to open this weekend.

U.S. Military Response To Ebola Gains Momentum In Liberia

10:23am November 06, 2014

by Jason Beaubien

The number of U.S. troops fighting Ebola in West Africa is set to increase dramatically this month, and the first two field hospitals erected by U.S. troops in Liberia will open in the coming days.

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Children play in the West Point neighborhood of Monrovia last week. West Point has been hit hard by Ebola. So local leaders formed their own Ebola task force, which goes door to door looking for cases.

How Liberia Is Starting To Beat Ebola, With Fingers Crossed

12:04pm November 03, 2014

by Michaeleen Doucleff

There's potentially some good news about Ebola: While cases are still rising in Sierra Leone, the outbreak shows signs of slowing in Liberia. Communities are banding together to get Ebola out.

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