Public Mistrust, Fear of Stigmatization Slowing Patient Intake at Health Facilities (Liberia)

“Administrators of a hospital and a clinic in Ganta, Nimba County, have alluded to public mistrust which has plagued the health system for years as being the chief culprit responsible for people shying away health centers during this Coronavirus crisis as was experienced during the 2014 Ebola outbreak when people tended to avoid treatment centers for fear of stigmatization.”