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Ebola survivors facing stigma, unemployment, exclusion

03 February 2015
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

22 January 2015
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

05 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

26 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

11 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

20 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

03 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

14 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

11 August 2014
UNFPA Regional Family Planning Coordinator Brima Kamara conducts a training for community contact tracers. Photo credit: Crispin Cole
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Providing Support to Ivoirian Girls and Women Who Fled to Liberia and Ghana

18 April 2011
Refugees from Cote d'lvoire rest at a school in Janzon,Liberia .UNHCR/G.Gorden
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