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Ebola: life on the frontline

People living in countries affected by the Ebola outbreak share their experiences
  • Health workers are seen through a bullet hole left in the window of an Ebola treatment centre in Butembo

    'Health workers just fill their pockets': mistrust mars Congo's Ebola response

    People in Butembo, where outbreak began, express anger over continued spread of virus and lack of community engagement
  • Congolese health workers register people and take their temperatures

    We're in constant fear of armed attack as we treat Ebola patients in Congo

    Eric Mukama
    As a doctor in DRC, I know the harsh reality of attempting to fight an epidemic on the frontline of a conflict zone
  • Salomé Karwah

    Ebola survivor and frontline fighter dies after childbirth complications

    Salomé Karwah, named a Time magazine person of the year in 2014, dies four days after giving birth, with hospital staff reluctant to treat her, say her family
  • Ebola memorials in Sierra Leone

    Ebola in Sierra Leone: 'The scars still show. People are very angry'

    Isaac Bayoh
    In his latest update from Sierra Leone, Isaac Bayoh, who now works with Medici con l’Africa, looks at how people are coping a year after the outbreak ended
  • In this photo taken on Monday, March 2,  2015, a health care worker prepares a colleague's virus protective gear before entering a high risk zone at an Ebola virus clinic operated by the International Medical Corps in Makeni, Sierra Leone.  According to the head of the national Ebola response Centre, complacent behavior in Sierra Leone has led to a worrying spike in confirmed Ebola cases over the past week in four districts, Alfred Palo Conteh said Thursday, March 12, 2015.  (AP Photo/ Michael Duff)

    Volunteers who fought Ebola for Sierra Leone – one year on

    Hundreds of people in Sierra Leone worked on burial teams and in support operations to fight Ebola. One year on, we see how the lives of some of those volunteers have changed
  • The lady with the eye problem is a survival, her name is Sia Korgbo. from Ribbi in Moyamba district, Sierra Leone.

    Ebola in Sierra Leone: ‘Friends died from the very virus they fought against’

    In his latest update from Sierra Leone, Isaac Bayoh, who now works with Médicos del Mundo, looks at the trauma caused by the Ebola outbreak
  • Fatmata Sesay and daughter

    Ebola in Sierra Leone: 'Remind people not to forget about us, the survivors'

    Months after surviving Ebola, Fatmata Sesay is still recovering physically and faces challenges including ostracisation within her community
  • Roads in Sierra Leone like this one in Freetown were closed during three days of restrictions on people’s  movements is a bid to curb the spread of Ebola.

    'The Ebola virus took a knife to our Easter celebrations'

    Isaac Bayoh, a quarantine and awareness worker in rural Sierra Leone, gives his latest update on the toll the Ebola outbreak has taken on local communities
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    Do Ebola educators make a difference?

    In his third dispatch, Street Child social worker John Momodu Kargbo explains how Ebola educators are raising awareness of the disease, even if their success is hard to prove
  • Bystanders, some reflected in a mirror, watch as the body of a suspected Ebola victim lies on a street in the town of Koidu, Kono district in Eastern Sierra Leone December 18, 2014.

    Life on the Ebola frontline: 'Success stories of survivors have a big impact'

    In his latest update, Issac Bayoh, a quarantine and awareness worker in rural Sierra Leone, sees light at the end of the tunnel in the battle to end Ebola, despite its high social toll
  • On 13 November 2014, a health worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) closes a gate leading out of the green (safe) zone, at a newly built Ebola treatment unit (ETU) in Monrovia.

    Ebola in Sierra Leone: 'I am here to help the sick, to cook and give them strength'

    From cooks to cleaners, staff at Panlap community care centre explain why they chose to work with Ebola patients and what it has cost them personally
  • Men in Sierra Leone prepare to take a coffin to a burial

    Life on the Ebola frontline: 'Things will never be the same in Sierra Leone'

    Isaac Bayoh: We have put everything aside to help get this virus out of our country, but faith has helped so many people to get this far
  • Educators are trained on teaching their communities how to prevent the spread of Ebola.

    Ebola shuts schools in Sierra Leone but teachers use skills to stop disease

    In his second dispatch, Street Child social worker John Momodu Kargbo explains how teachers prevent Ebola spreading in remote areas
  • Isaac Bayoh's Ebola diary

    Life on the Ebola frontline: 'I thought of nothing else except my death'

    In his fifth update, Isaac Bayoh, a quarantine and awareness worker in rural Sierra Leone, hears the story of an ambulance driver who contracted Ebola
  • Children in Monrovia.

    Sierra Leone's Ebola orphans are the forgotten victims of the crisis

    John Momodu Kargbo: The number of children in Sierra Leone who have lost their parents to the virus is rapidly growing and they badly need our support
  • Isaac Bayoh

    Life on the Ebola frontline: 'The virus has destroyed so many beautiful dreams'

    In his fourth update, Isaac Bayoh, a quarantine and awareness worker in rural Sierra Leone, reflects on the fear, trauma and loss caused by the virus as it continues to spread
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    Ebola in Sierra Leone: burial workers put dignity before danger – video

    For more than two months, Red Cross volunteer Muhammed has been helping with the removal of bodies from homes in Freetown to ensure that the dead have a dignified burial. He says he is doing this 'for the love of my country' and will continue until Sierra Leone is free of the disease

  • Street Child in Sierra Leone

    Sierra Leone's Ebola battle is being led by local talent that deserves our support

    Tom Dannatt: While we hear much about the work done by westerners, the inspirational efforts of Sierra Leoneans at community level have gone largely unacknowledged
  • A health worker dons protective gear before entering an Ebola treatment centre in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

    Life on the Ebola frontline: 'Fear is overpowering even the health workers'

    In his third update, Isaac Bayoh, a quarantine and awareness worker in rural Sierra Leone, says trust has broken down between doctors and the people they are treating
  • Sierra Leone ebola

    Life on the Ebola frontline: 'Hope is fading, but we will keep on fighting'

    Isaac Bayoh, a quarantine and awareness worker in rural Sierra Leone, gives his second update on the devastating toll the Ebola outbreak has taken on local communities
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