Christ-Vie is seven months old. Her mother lost her life to Ebola. Christ-Vie is now at a nursery for babies and young children who are orphaned due to Ebola.
Caregivers, like Ruth Lafleussante, step in to give a mother’s care to these infants by cradling, feeding and holding them. Ruth, 19 years old, survived Ebola, practically making her immune to contracting the disease again. Christ-Vie’s family should soon come for her, but, in the meantime, she is cared for at the nursery.
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Posted by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid on 2019-08-12 11:12:58
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