Ebola epidemic
How we respond to coronavirus outbreaks may depend on what we want from religion
By Jamie Aten — March 4, 2020
(RNS) — Now is the time to faithfully prepare while rejecting fear-driven panic, stigmatization and prejudice.
Ebola survivor Dr. Kent Brantly returning to Africa as medical missionary
By Bobby Ross Jr. — July 17, 2019
(The Christian Chronicle) — Five years after contracting Ebola while fighting the epidemic in Liberia, the doctor is heading to Zambia.
In central Africa, Islamist militias complicate church efforts to battle Ebola
By Fredrick Nzwili — May 22, 2019
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Intent on disrupting efforts to stop the spread of the disease and on delegitimizing local authorities, militants have attacked Christian pastors and health workers.
Church in Congo suspends sacraments as Ebola spreads
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — June 5, 2018
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Catholics will not be baptized, confirmed, ordained or anointed until further notice in the country’s northwestern regions hardest hit by the outbreak.
Survivors remember Ebola epidemic as Samaritan’s Purse releases documentary
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 30, 2017
MONROVIA, LIBERIA (RNS) 'Facing Darkness,' a documentary produced by Samaritan’s Purse recounting its work in Liberia during the Ebola epidemic, will show in select theaters Thursday (March 30) and return for encore showings on April 10.
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