Ebola is Killing Liberia’s Coffin Business
Everyone is afraid of the dead, so the funeral business is slow. MONROVIA, Liberia — It’s late in the afternoon, and there are plenty…
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A Miracle in Liberia’s Biggest Maternity Ward, Despite Ebola Crisis
The facility shut its doors after its top doctor died, but now it’s bringing babies into the world by the dozen. MONROVIA, Liberia —…
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Peacekeepers in Somalia Accused of Raping and Exploiting Women and Girls
Troops from Uganda and Burundi, deployed under a United Nations mandate to stabilize Somalia, are allegedly exploiting medical services and aid for sex. NAIROBI…
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Mistrust and Confusion Swirl Around Ebola Reports in One Neighborhood
A crowd in a slum in the capital of Liberia attacked an Ebola holding facility Saturday. As the government tries to save face, the…
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Meet the Men With the Most Dangerous Job in the World
Ebola is at its most contagious in a human body when that body has just died. MONROVIA, Liberia — It takes five grown men…
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Liberia Finally Gets More Beds for Ebola Patients
Doctors Without Borders has admitted its first patients to the biggest isolation facility it has ever built. But it’s still not going to be…
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Mob Destroys Ebola Center Two Days After It Opens
Fear and denial of the deadly virus are pervasive in Liberia. The mob exponentially increased the risk in one of the country’s biggest Ebola…
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In Sweden Being a Prostitute is Legal — But Paying One Isn’t
The “Nordic model” is becoming ever more influential around the world. But public health officials and some human rights workers wonder if Sweden is…
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Liberian Capital Runs out of Space for Ebola Patients
A Liberian government employee on his way to a conference became the first Ebola death in Nigeria. But a specialist unit in Monrovia is…
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Five Accused Rapists Are Still Missing As High-Profile Kenya Case Begins
A 16-year-old known only as “Liz” was gang-raped and thrown in a latrine last year. But it’s taken the government a year to catch…
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