Ebola Affected Countries: Stories

Learn more about work and accomplishments in Ebola Affected Countries through our stories.

Faster, Smarter Outbreak Response in Liberia

In 2014-2015, Liberia suffered more than 10,000 cases of Ebola and over 4,800 Ebola-related deaths. It took the country months to mount an effective response to the epidemic, as needed public health systems had to be built in…
Posted August 7, 2017

Guinea Forges Critical Links to Laboratories

Laboratories are a critical link between a patient and their diagnosis — when people are ill, laboratories can confirm the reason. When local facilities don’t have the resources to test specimens from patients, they use a specimen referral chain…
Posted August 7, 2017

Investing in People: Training Guinea’s Emergency Managers

At the height of the Ebola epidemic, Guinea began working toward creating an emergency operations center (EOC) to improve their ability to respond to emergencies quickly and to scale. EOCs are critical…
Posted August 7, 2017

Sierra Leone: Committed Leaders Build Robust Public Health Emergency Management Systems

Ebola responder conducting contact tracing in Sierra Leone.
Posted December 12, 2016

Expanding the Ebola Control Tool Box: A New Rapid Diagnostic Test in Guinea

CDC and the Guinea Ministry of Health saved lives by implementing the innovative Ebola rapid diagnostic test during the summer of 2015.
Posted September 27, 2016

Liberia: The Journey to Redemption

One of the largest hospitals in the bustling capital of Monrovia has emerged as a key resource in quickly identifying and isolating Ebola cases.
Posted September 27, 2016

Liberian Ebola Survivor Program Provides Education, Counseling, and Hope

The Men’s Health Screening Program in Liberia provides comprehensive counseling and semen testing for Ebola survivors, and empowers them to protect their sexual partners.
Posted September 27, 2016