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 |