Ebola Update

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Rebuilding Liberia’s Health Systems
In the wake of Ebola, Liberia is straining to rebuild its health systems. Taking a close look at how the outbreak affected one hard-hit hospital, Elaisha Stokes paints a vivid picture of how great the challenge is proving.

To be better prepared for the next outbreak, Liberia needs better lab facilities, a rapid response team, and people to staff facilities. Standing in the way, bureaucratic hurdles have kept hazard pay out of the pockets of doctors and health workers, while hundreds of thousands in donor funds are unaccounted for.
Al Jazeera (http://america.aljazeera.com/multimedia/2015/6/after-ebola-outbreak-liberias-health-care-system-struggles-to-rebound.html)


Related: Nearly instantaneous, finger-prick Ebola test could be a game-changer – Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/06/25/fast-ebola-diagnostic-test-could-be-a-game-changer/)

Related: Could Ramadan Help End Ebola in Sierra Leone? – Ebola Deeply (http://www.eboladeeply.org/articles/2015/06/7994/ramadan-ebola-sierra-leone/)

Related: Meager post-Ebola harvests worsen food insecurity in West Africa – MongaBay (http://news.mongabay.com/2015/0625-parshley-ebola-affects-west-african-harvests.html)