Sierra Leone: One Year After Ebola's End, Sierra Leone's Midwives Help Mend Health System

Freetown — The horrific Ebola outbreak in West Africa came to an end one year ago. The crisis left over 3,900 Sierra Leoneans dead and health systems in disarray - yet the true toll of the epidemic has been even higher.

Disruptions in reproductive health care, and widespread fears about getting infected by health personnel, left thousands of women and girls without maternal health and family planning services.

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