VIDEO: Stigma of caring for Ebola patients

People who help those with Ebola in West Africa have to overcome not just the danger of that role, but also stigma and social isolation.

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

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VIDEO: Caring for Liberia's orphans of Ebola

Mercy Washington is one of a number of Liberian women who have decided to care for some of the 5,000 children orphaned by Ebola.

 

10 years ago

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VIDEO: Liberian Ebola patients 'turned away'

A medical charity says it cannot cope with the volume of Ebola patients in Liberia.

 

11 years ago

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VIDEO: Ebola patients 'refusing isolation'

Convincing patients to receive treatment is the biggest task facing medical professionals trying to contain the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, a doctor in Sierra Leone says.

 

10 years ago

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Ebola stigma 'hindering Red Cross'

Stigma against travellers from Ebola-infected countries is hindering the fight against the disease, the Red Cross and Red Crescent charities say.

 

9 years ago

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04 Dec

Stigma and uncertainty stalk Ebola survivors

Stigma and uncertainty stalk Ebola survivors

 

11 years ago

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Some Ebola patients 'recovering'

At least seven patients infected with Ebola in Guinea have recovered from the virus and been allowed to return home, a medical charity says.

 

10 years ago

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Liberian Ebola patients 'found'

Seventeen suspected Ebola patients who went missing in Liberia after a health centre was attacked have been found, a minister tells the BBC.

 

10 years ago

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Why I'll risk my life for Ebola patients

Why I'm risking my life to help people with Ebola

 

11 years ago

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Liberia warning on Ebola patients

Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says anyone caught hiding suspected Ebola patients will be prosecuted, as it tries to contain an outbreak.

 

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