Supporters of the Congress for Democratic Change party take part in a meeting in Monorovia on Nov. 20 for the opening of political campaign activities for senatorial elections. Elections are due to take place on Dec. 16, after being suspended because of the Ebola epidemic. Zoom Dosso/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Among the dilemmas that arise when health workers are in their protective garb: What if you can't find the person assigned to be your Ebola Treatment Unit partner? John W. Poole/NPR hide caption
In a training session for health workers in West Africa run by WHO, Ebola survivors play the part of Ebola victims. John W. Poole/NPR hide caption
They're participants in Niger's School for Husbands. Ron Haviv/VII for NPR hide caption
On Lumley Beach, after day trippers have headed home, prostitutes look for customers along a 100-yard stretch of road near some of the nicer hotels as well as near the bars and restaurants along the beachfront. Simon Akam/Reuters/Landov hide caption
A helicopter's eye view of a new ETU, funded by USAID and built by Save the Children. Kelly McEvers/NPR hide caption
A hand-drawn map on the wall of a rural clinic shows health workers where a woman with Ebola may be hiding. Kelly McEvers/NPR hide caption
Lorenzo Dorr works at the grassroots level to help deliver health services in far-flung areas of Liberia. Courtesy of Last Mile Health hide caption
The sidewalk repairs are permanent. The big photos offer a temporary touch of beauty during the summit. Donatella Lorch for NPR hide caption
Wencke Petersen, a Doctors Without Borders health worker, talks to a man through a chain link gate in September, when she was doing patient assessment at the front gate of an Ebola treatment unit. "There were days we couldn't take any patients at all," she tells NPR. Michel du Cille/The Washington Post hide caption
A nurse anesthetist practices using the Universal Anesthesia Machine on an uncomplaining patient. John Sampson/JHMI hide caption
Rats are a common sight along the streets of Antananarivo, where trash can go weeks, even months, without being collected. Mike Rajaonarison/Xinhua /Landov hide caption
Dr. Komba Songu M'Briwah, left, talks on the phone while staff members disinfect offices at the Hastings Ebola Treatment Center in Freetown. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption
The fungus known as yartsa gunbu is a big seller in Chinese markets, where people pay top dollar for the alleged aphrodisiac. Deng fei/Corbis hide caption
This Chinese teenager weighs 353 pounds. At a "slimming center" in China's central Hubei province, he's exercising and undergoing acupuncture to lose weight. Color China/AP hide caption