Feb 18 President of Liberia will visit U.S. for first time since Ebola outbreak By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The president of Liberia will visit the United States later this month, her first trip to the country since the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: W.Va. investigating what caused explosive oil train accident By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 5:40 Ebola efforts shift from keeping up with new cases to eliminating the epidemic By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 22 Ebola epidemic in West Africa appears to be ebbing, WHO reports By Joshua Barajas With fewer than 150 cases reported in the last week, the Ebola outbreak seems to be slowing in the hardest hit West African countries, the World Health Organization said Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 22 It's back-to-school time in Liberia, where Ebola forced an unwanted break By Larisa Epatko Schools in Liberia are reopening next month now that the Ebola outbreak, which has killed thousands, appears to be under control. The students are more than ready to return, says a school nurse in the capital Monrovia. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 5:53 Ebola doctor: 'Tremendous strides' in stemming the outbreak By PBS News Hour Dr. Pranav Shetty, global emergency health coordinator for International Medical Corps, was hailed by President Obama in his State of the Union address as an embodiment of the effort to roll back the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. In August,… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 7:56 What's next in the global response to Ebola? By PBS News Hour What's next for curbing the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, where the death toll now exceeds 8,000? For one, drug companies have begun to experiment on humans in the affected region. Gwen Ifill talks about new approaches with Anthony Banbury,… Continue watching
Dec 09 With schools closed in Liberia, education nonprofit joins Ebola battle By Larisa Epatko The nonprofit More Than Me helps girls in Liberia’s West Point slum get an education and stay off the streets. But when Ebola hit last summer, the organization shifted gears to assist in the fight. Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch 5:50 Liberia and Guinea meet key targets in Ebola fight as Sierra Leone lags By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch CDC director Frieden: We're 'nowhere near out of the woods' with Ebola By PBS News Hour Hospital officials in Omaha, Nebraska, are preparing to treat a surgeon who was reportedly infected with the Ebola virus while treating patients in Sierra Leone, where the outbreak continues to be dire. In Liberia, infections rates seem to be slowing,… Continue watching