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

calendar_today11 May 2015

A woman and her baby rest at a UNFPA-supported health facility in Liberia. © UNFPA Liberia
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Ebola survivors facing stigma, unemployment, exclusion

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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
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Standing guard against Ebola’s return in Mali

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Fanta Coulibaly screens travelers at the Bamako-Senou International Airport. © UNFPA Mali
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Mobile app promises to speed Ebola response in Guinea

calendar_today05 January 2015

Contact tracers are trained to use the CommCare app in Ratoma. © UNFPA Guinea
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Liberia's Ebola outbreak leaves pregnant women stranded

calendar_today26 August 2014

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

calendar_today11 November 2014

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

calendar_today20 October 2014

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
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Fear of health workers fuels Ebola crisis in Guinea

calendar_today03 October 2014

A health official in Guinea, where UNFPA assisting in the Ebola response. Photo credit: UNFPA Guinea
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Sierra Leone's contact tracers work to curtail Ebola outbreak

calendar_today14 October 2014

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
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Community health workers respond to Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone

calendar_today11 August 2014

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