Liberia is one of the countries dealing with the devastating effects of the Ebola epidemic.
Liberia is one of the countries dealing with the devastating effects of the Ebola epidemic. Walter Gwenigale, Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Liberia and Bernice Dahn, Chief Medical Officer from the Government of Liberia shared with UNAIDS some of the challenges the country is facing nearly a year after the outbreak first began in late March 2014.
While initially numbers of people infected were low, by July 2014 it became evident that Liberia was experiencing one of the most widespread outbreaks of the disease in the region. By August, 14 of the country’s 15 counties had reported confirmed cases and on 6 August 2014, the President of Liberia declared a three-month state of emergency.
Joint action between the government, international and national partners ensued and by September there were encouraging signs of an apparent decline in new infections.
