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Sierra Leone Struggles Against Ebola

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The United Nations says it is meeting its goals for controlling Ebola in most of West Africa, but there are still areas where the disease is running basically unchecked. Sierra Leone is one of those areas.

November was the worst month there since the outbreak started, with 2,000 new cases. The BBC's Africa correspondent Andrew Harding has been trying to find out why and has this report.


Note: This BBC interview can be heard in the Here & Now podcast or with the WBUR app.

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This segment aired on December 8, 2014.

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