A health worker speaks with families in a classroom now used as Ebola isolation ward in Monrovia, Liberia. Ebola-stricken West Africa needs more health staff and more medical facilities. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption

Sami Yenigun flies into Lofa province in a U.N. helicopter. Tommy Trenchard for NPR hide caption

Body collectors come to the home of four children in Monrovia who lost both parents to Ebola. Tommy Trenchard for NPR hide caption

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf apologizes to Eva Nah, the aunt of the teenager who was shot by Liberian security forces last week and later died. Tommy Trenchard for NPR hide caption

Shacki Kamara lies on the ground with bullet wounds in his legs and cries for help. Tommy Trenchard for NPR hide caption

NPR's Ebola coverage team brought a lot of cleaning equipment — not because they planned to go into risky places but because you can never be too careful. The boots are very handy and can be washed with chlorine. Wearing surgical gloves reminds our correspondent not to touch her face. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption

Radio, TV and newspapers aren't the only media used in Liberia to keep the public informed about Ebola. In the capital city of Monrovia, a chalkboard features the latest news about the virus. Ahmed Jallanzo/EPA /LANDOV hide caption

The makeshift markers for graves of Ebola victims lie scattered in a burial site located on swampland, some two hours from the capital city of Monrovia. Jason Beaubien/NPR hide caption

A woman washes her hands before she is allowed to enter a building — part of an Ebola prevention campaign in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Michael Duff/AP hide caption