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Now Ebola-free, Liberia’s maternal health needs take centre stage

A woman and her baby rest at a UNFPA-supported health facility in Liberia. © UNFPA Liberia

11 May 2015

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Ebola survivors facing stigma, unemployment, exclusion

Siah Tamba, an Ebola survivor, now works at the Ebola treatment unit in Sinje, Liberia. She lost her mother, sister and daughter to the illness. © UNMEER/Martine Perret

03 February 2015

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Standing guard against Ebola’s return in Mali

Fanta Coulibaly screens travelers at the Bamako-Senou International Airport. © UNFPA Mali

22 January 2015

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Mobile app promises to speed Ebola response in Guinea

Contact tracers are trained to use the CommCare app in Ratoma. © UNFPA Guinea

05 January 2015

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Liberia's Ebola outbreak leaves pregnant women stranded

Two midwives in protective gear supplied by UNFPA hand over a newborn to her mother at the Star of the Sea Clinic in West Point, Monrovia. Photo credit: UNFPA Liberia

26 August 2014

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In Liberia, contact tracing key to curtailing Ebola’s spread

A delivery of UNFPA supplies arrives at the JFK Memorial Hospital maternity center in Monrovia, part of UNFPA's response to the Ebola outbreak in Liberia. Photo credit: UNFPA WCARO

11 November 2014

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Pregnant in the shadow of Ebola: Deteriorating health systems endanger women

A woman is in labour at her home in Gbarnga, Liberia, under the care of a traditional birth attendant. The Ebola outbreak has left a number of many health facilities inaccessible, forcing many pregnant women to deliver at home. Photo credit: UNFPA Liberia/Calixte Hessou

20 October 2014

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Fear of health workers fuels Ebola crisis in Guinea

A health official in Guinea, where UNFPA assisting in the Ebola response. Photo credit: UNFPA Guinea

03 October 2014

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Sierra Leone's contact tracers work to curtail Ebola outbreak

Contact tracers attend a training at a UNFPA-supported workshop in Sierra Leone. They are playing a critical role in the public health response to the Ebola outbreak. Photo credit: UNFPA Sierra Leone video

14 October 2014

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Community health workers respond to Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone

UNFPA Regional Family Planning Coordinator Brima Kamara conducts a training for community contact tracers. Photo credit: Crispin Cole

11 August 2014

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