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Discussions tagged with liberia on WindowsForum.com focus on the country's experience during the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak. Topics include the spread of the virus, the strain on healthcare workers and maternity care, international responses from the United States, Cuba, and China, and incidents such as attacks on quarantine centers. The content highlights the challenges faced by Liberia in combating the epidemic, including public fear, infrastructure limitations, and the eventual decline in infections. These threads provide insight into the public health crisis and global cooperation efforts in Liberia.
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    NEWS Exorcising the ghostly fever

    THE first time Jonah Kieh heard about Ebola was last spring, when a friend warned him of a “wickedness” spread by ghosts, turning victims feverish and then killing them. Mr Kieh was visiting his extended family near Takpoima, in the forest of Lofa-Mano national park in Liberia, to sell hair...
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    NEWS Dangerous Deliveries: Ebola Leaves Moms And Babies Without Care

    For more than two decades, Lucy Barh has been helping women deliver babies. Even during Liberia's violent civil war, when other midwives left, Barh stuck around. But none of this prepared her for a patient she saw a few months ago. "I was on duty that day when the patient came in," says Barh, at...
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    NEWS United States Forced to Acknowledge Role of Cuba in Ebola Response

    Cuban healthcare workers have played a leading role on the African continent for decades. The revolutionary government views its work in the fight against the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) as a manifestation of internationalism and solidarity with Africa. In a surprised twist in diplomatic protocol...
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    NEWS Ebola crisis: China to send elite army unit to help tackle outbreak in Liberia

    China's foreign ministry says the country's assistance will not stop until the Ebola epidemic is eradicated in West Africa. China will send an elite military unit to Liberia to help stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, the country's foreign ministry says. The announcement comes after the...
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    NEWS Ebola crisis: Infections 'slowing in Liberia'

    The World Health Organization (WHO) says there has been a decline in the spread of Ebola in Liberia, the country hardest hit in the outbreak. The WHO's Bruce Aylward said it was confident the response to the virus was now gaining the upper hand. But he warned against any suggestion that the...
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    VIDEO Liberian quarantine centre attack increases fears of Ebola's spread

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    VIDEO News@10: Protesters Attack Liberia Ebola Quarantine Centre

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