6 Liberian workers gripped by Ebola's many tentacles

From ONE Fri Oct 24 2014, 15:07:18

This piece is excerpted from a post on USAID by Morgana Wingard. While the Ebola virus is devastating Liberia's health system, beyond the spotlight, the crisis is having an equally damaging impact on the economy. Sales have plummeted in Waterside Market--an economic hub in downtown Monrovia where Liberians trek to buy commodities like fresh fish from the...

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