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'He Wanted to Help In Any Way He Could': US Journalist Ashoka Mukpo Diagnosed With Ebola
Ashoka Mukpo, who has been based in Liberia since 2011 and worked with VICE News, is seeking care at a treatment center in Liberia.
Nurses Voice Concerns Over Hospital Preparedness as US Responds to Ebola Patient
Health officials are working to ensure that patient zero is the only Ebola patient in the US, but questions remain about gaps in our healthcare system for handling outbreaks.
Looking Towards a Serum from Ebola Survivors to Aid in Outbreak Treatment Efforts
The potential success of this treatment method has received attention in the international community, even inspiring calls for blood donations from survivors.
In Photos: Fighting Ebola in the Slums of Monrovia
VICE News visited the Liberian capital to meet health workers and follow a Red Cross team retrieving the bodies of Ebola victims.
'We Are Laying Down Like Dogs': The Long Wait For Ebola Treatment in Liberia
Outside the gates of an overtaxed Ebola treatment center in Monrovia, sick people wait — and die — while hoping to get access to medical care.
Video Shows Liberian Ebola Patient Escaping a Treatment Center
Footage shot by witnesses shows bystanders fleeing from the patient as he meanders through a market in Monrovia.
Why Don't West Africans Believe Ebola Is Real?
Mistrust in government, paranoia over the intentions of health workers, and belief in witchcraft are crippling efforts to fight Ebola.
'Drastic Action' Is Needed to Combat the Worst Ebola Outbreak Ever
Liberia’s health ministry said it needs more international support to handle the reemergence of the hemorrhagic fever.
Bushmeat in the Time of Ebola
VICE News went to the bushmeat markets in Liberia, where the most recent outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus is said to have originated.
Eight Now Dead from Ebola Virus in Liberia's Capital
Regional health authorities will meet to discuss the outbreak that has claimed more than 300 lives in West Africa since it began in March.
'Hipco' Is the Soundtrack of Monrovia's Post-War Youth
I hung out with Takun J, the MVP of Liberia's newest dance music scene.
Liberia's Only Analog Blogger
I couldn’t tell you the last time I sat down and read a magazine or newspaper section from front to back, but it’s been half a decade at least.