March 31, 2015, marks one year since Liberia’s first diagnosed case of Ebola in what has become the deadliest outbreak of the disease in history. More than 10,000 people have died from Ebola in the past year, mostly in three West African nations: Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.
Recent weeks have brought stumbling blocks in Liberia’s struggle toward zero cases. A new infection after three Ebola-free weeks put a damper on progress, compounded by the unexpected death Friday of 44-year-old female patient Ruth Tugbeh, who had been deemed in stable condition only a few days before.
As the country doubles down its efforts, Devex asked Mercy Corps Liberia Country Director Penny Anderson to walk us through the operations of the country’s largest network of NGO partners working on Ebola outreach.
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Molly Anders is a former U.K. correspondent for Devex. Based in London, she reports on development finance trends with a focus on British and European institutions. She is especially interested in evidence-based development and women’s economic empowerment, as well as innovative financing for the protection of migrants and refugees. Molly is a former Fulbright Scholar and studied Arabic in Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Morocco.