In West Africa, the Ebola virus has killed more than 1,000 people across four countries, with Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone worst hit. The Liberian government has accepted that its healthcare system simply can't cope with the scale of the pandemic and is calling on international partners for urgent assistance. Our correspondent Katerina Vittozzi travelled to Lofa County in northern Liberia, the epicentre of the country's outbreak.

Programme prepared by Elise Duffau and Patrick Lovett

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