To raise awareness of the Ebola virus in Liberia, UNICEF communicators distribute educational materials.

In Photos: Fighting Ebola in Liberia

August 5, 2014

Michael Sandler

Since the <a href="https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/mission/emergencies/unicef-ramps-resp… of the West African Ebola outbreak</a> in March this year, our colleagues at UNICEF Liberia have been working day and night to fight the fear, denial and misconceptions that are fueling the spread of the disease. These photos show some of the ways in which they’re reaching children and families with vital Ebola-prevention information.
 
<img alt="In July 2014 in Liberia, health workers, wearing head-to-toe protective gear, prepare for work, outside an isolation unit in Foya District, Lofa County. " class="media-element file-default" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2213472%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22In%20July%202014%20in%20Liberia,%20health%20workers,%20wearing%20head-to-toe%20protective%20gear,%20prepare%20for%20work,%20outside%20an%20isolation%20unit%20in%20Foya%20District,%20Lofa%20County.%20%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" src="https://www.unicefusa.org/sites/default/files/UNI167001.jpg" style="line-height: 1.5em;" typeof="foaf:Image" />Health workers, wearing head-to-toe protective gear, prepare for work outside an isolation unit in Foya District, Lofa County. 
 
 
<img alt="In April 2014 in Liberia, girls look at a poster, distributed by UNICEF, bearing information on and illustrations of best practices that help prevent the spread of Ebola virus disease (EVD), in the city of Voinjama, in Lofa County." class="media-element file-default" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2213477%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22In%20April%202014%20in%20Liberia,%20girls%20look%20at%20a%20poster,%20distributed%20by%20UNICEF,%20bearing%20information%20on%20and%20illustrations%20of%20best%20practices%20that%20help%20prevent%20the%20spread%20of%20Ebola%20virus%20disease%20(EVD),%20in%20the%20city%20of%20Voinjama,%20in%20Lofa%20County.%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" src="https://www.unicefusa.org/sites/default/files/UNI166994.jpg" style="line-height: 1.5em;" typeof="foaf:Image" />Girls in the city of Voinjama look at a poster, distributed by UNICEF, that displays information and illustrations about how to prevent Ebola's spread. 
 
 
 
<img alt="In Liberia, UNICEF workers travel by foot to reach plantation workers in a remote area, where they will share information on the symptoms of Ebola virus disease (EVD) and best practices to help prevent its spread," class="media-element file-default" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2213482%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22In%20Liberia,%20UNICEF%20workers%20travel%20by%20foot%20to%20reach%20plantation%20workers%20in%20a%20remote%20area,%20where%20they%20will%20share%20information%20on%20the%20symptoms%20of%20Ebola%20virus%20disease%20(EVD)%20and%20best%20practices%20to%20help%20prevent%20its%20spread,%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" src="https://www.unicefusa.org/sites/default/files/UNI166989.jpg" style="line-height: 1.5em;" typeof="foaf:Image" />UNICEF workers travel by foot to reach plantation workers in a remote area where they will share information on the symptoms of Ebola. 
 
 
 
<img alt="A woman speaks with a young boy in her community about the symptoms of Ebola virus disease (EVD) and best practices to help prevent its spread, in the city of Voinjama, in Lofa County. While speaking, she is referencing a poster, distributed by UNICEF, th" class="media-element file-default" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2213487%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22A%20woman%20speaks%20with%20a%20young%20boy%20in%20her%20community%20about%20the%20symptoms%20of%20Ebola%20virus%20disease%20(EVD)%20and%20best%20practices%20to%20help%20prevent%20its%20spread,%20in%20the%20city%20of%20Voinjama,%20in%20Lofa%20County.%20While%20speaking,%20she%20is%20referencing%20a%20poster,%20distributed%20by%20UNICEF,%20th%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" src="https://www.unicefusa.org/sites/default/files/UNI166991.jpg" style="line-height: 1.5em;" typeof="foaf:Image" />A woman uses a UNICEF poster to share information on the best ways to prevent Ebola. 
 
 
 
<img alt="n June 2014 in Liberia, a woman reviews a brochure, distributed by UNICEF, bearing information on the symptoms of Ebola virus disease (EVD) and best practices to help prevent its spread, in New Kru Town, near Monrovia, the capital." class="media-element file-default" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2213502%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22n%20June%202014%20in%20Liberia,%20a%20woman%20reviews%20a%20brochure,%20distributed%20by%20UNICEF,%20bearing%20information%20on%20the%20symptoms%20of%20Ebola%20virus%20disease%20(EVD)%20and%20best%20practices%20to%20help%20prevent%20its%20spread,%20in%20New%20Kru%20Town,%20near%20Monrovia,%20the%20capital.%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" src="https://www.unicefusa.org/sites/default/files/UNI166997.jpg" style="line-height: 1.5em;" typeof="foaf:Image" />In New Kru Town, near Monrovia, the capital. a woman reviews a UNICEF Ebola awareness brochure.
 
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This UNICEF Ebola awareness poster illustrates the best ways to prevent the spread of the virus.
 
 
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 UNICEF has partnered with the Ministry of Health to develop key messages about Ebola to disseminate via mobile phone, a key form of communication in Liberia.
All photos: © UNICEF/2014/Liberia/Jallanzo
 
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