15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Ebola orphan
An Ebola orphan in Port Loko, Sierra Leone, receives a new mattress. As victims succumbed to the victims, survivors burned their mattresses to halt the disease’s spread. There were an estimated 12,000 Ebola orphans in Sierra Leone alone.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 04.2015 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2017 |
| Photo Location: | Port Loko, Sierra Leone |
| Copyright: | © Matthew Taylor |