2 years after Africa's Ebola epidemic, health and financial burdens persist
Bev Kauffeldt's voice quavered as she described the plight of a young well technician employed in Liberia by the international humanitarian aid organization Samaritan's Purse.
The man lost 18 family members to Ebola when the virus ravaged several countries in West Africa almost two years ago, Kauffeldt said. He and his wife care for more than 16 orphaned children - the offspring of dead relatives.
"Economically, it's really hard for them not just to put food on the table, but to send them all to school and to pay for access to health care, if they have any medical needs," said Kauffeldt, who is the Christian aid group's assistant senior programs manager based in Liberia's capital, Monrovia.
Many survivors are suffering from post-Ebola syndrome,
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